Willem Dafoe wants to play a 'Joker impostor' opposite Joaquin Phoenix

During his career, Willem Dafoe brilliantly played a myriad of villains, each more colorful than the next.

However, to the great despair of his fans, he was never offered a role that would fit him like a glove: that of the Joker.

And while Joaquin Phoenix looks set to keep the character for a while, Abel Ferrara's

star has an idea that could see him sport the infamous smile of Batman's worst enemy.

“It would be interesting if there was a Joker impostor.

So it would be possible, not to oppose two Jokers, but someone who claims to be the Joker when he is not.

And that kind of opens up the possibility for an interesting storyline, especially if you have Joaquin Phoenix's Joker, and then someone impersonating or aping what he's doing,” he told

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A simple pleasure

It remains to be seen whether Willem Dafoe's idea will appeal to the studios.

In any case, if the actor has embodied a huge variety of roles, he considers the roles of villains like the others.

"I might say, 'Oh, yeah, it's fun to play the villain because you can do things that you can't in life, or because it's fun to play with your dark side.'

But I don't know, I don't think about those things,” concluded the man who donned the Green Goblin costume in

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