Jeffrey K. Lyles' Movie Files

“The Dark Knight” is one of my Top 10 all-time movies. Everything about it is great from the script, directing, scenes and of course the acting. Most people rightfully think first and foremost about Heath Ledger’s amazing performance as Joker. He was so incredible that Oscar voters had to abandon their normal pretentious attitude and give him a Best Supporting Actor — the first such merit for any comic book film.

Hot Toys has no competition on the 12″ collectible front and to remind everyone of that, they’ve shown the full version of their Joker 2.0.

If you didn’t know any better would you be able to tell it’s a figure?

The likeness to Ledger is insane. Check out that laughing head and see if you don’t instantly see Ledger in that sculpt. Hot Toys included two head sculpts so you can decide which maniacal look for Joker you like best.

It includes a table, which can double as the “magic trick” performance or add on the lamp for the Batman interrogation scene – one of the film’s standout moments.

The figure also comes with his jacket and shotgun so you can pose him and the numerous Hot Toys Batman’s squaring off in the Batpod sequence. Complete with Batpod, which I provided a look at here. Or if you’d prefer story-time Joker sharing how he got the scars on the face, you can pose him with the included knife. There’s a lot of options here.

Here’s the Hot Toys’ write-up from their Facebook page:

The Hot Toys DX Joker Collectible Figure has been very well-received since its launch in 2009. In view of fans’ expectation, Hot Toys is proud to present his advanced version – The DX Joker 2.0 Collectible Figure from The Dark Knight movie, specially crafted based on the image of Heath Ledger as The Joker in the movie, highlighting the highly detailed head sculpts crafted with the latest sculpting and painting technique by our chief Korean artists Yulli & JC. Hong and the costume customized by the extraordinaire 1/6th scale figure costume artist Kato, which best fits his advanced body. The Joker 2.0 is definitely a must-have for fans! The DX Joker 2.0 Collectible Figure is truly movie-accurate, equipped with our patented Parallel Eyeball Rolling System (PERS), highly detailed accessories and weapons. 

Hot Toys’ PERS allows you to rotate the eyes around in the head, providing other looks and emotion from an otherwise static figure. It’s a very cool idea and works perfectly for an expressive character like The Joker.

Just in time for “The Dark Knight Rises” release in theaters July 20, Hot Toys is back with another amazing creation and a must-have if you’ve got the funds. You can pre-order it now at Sideshow Collectibles.

Sideshow has listed the full amount of specs and also has its own exclusive accessories: