Ledger To Get The Joker Nod?

Heath Ledger has apparently been offered the role as The Joker in the next installment of the new Batman franchise. Now, compared to the rest of the people who have been mentioned in the same breath as The Joker (Robin Williams?), it's good to know that at least the casting is headed in the right direction.

It's funny, Ledger has always kinda reminded me of Val Kilmer which makes this news sort of Ironic since Val's entrance into the Batman world sprang the first leak on Joel Schumacher's sinking ship now known as the "SS Sell More Batman Toys".