New 'Batman' Featurette Reveals Jack Nicholson Was Hands On With Joker Look | THR News - video Dailymotion

The actor clashed with director Tim Burton over one aspect of the character's look.

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00:01Wait till they get a load of me.

00:06It's been 31 years since Tim Burton's 1989 Batman hit theaters,

00:10so we're looking back at a behind-the-scenes featurette

00:12where Jack Nicholson revealed that he was very hands-on

00:15when it came to the Joker's look.

00:17The featurette revealed that Nicholson,

00:18who had final say over the Joker's makeup design,

00:20clashed with Burton when it came to the Joker's hair.

00:23You know, when you look at the drawings,

00:25his hair is not bright green.

00:27You almost see it as a lighting effect.

00:29The actor wanted a more subdued look,

00:31whereas Burton wanted it bright green,

00:33or Clarabelle, as Nicholson called it.

00:35And I said, oh, you know, Tim, look, you know,

00:37I don't agree with that.

00:38You don't want that level of clowning.

00:41In the end, it seemed that Nicholson got his way

00:43with a less campy version of the comic book villain.

00:46And we did the test on the wig,

00:48and immediately he saw too bright.

00:51Changed the wig.

00:53The actor was also interested in toying with an elongated chin,

00:56which the character in the comics had,

00:57but it turns out the makeup process was even more of a challenge

01:01due to his allergy.

01:02One of the ironies of my life is I'm allergic to spirit gum,

01:05you know, the basic unit of movie makeup.

01:08To check out the full featurette, head to THR.com.

01:11For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.