THERE'S NO CONFIRMATION THAT LEDGER'S JOKER WAS GOING TO BE A VILLAIN IN THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, AND IT'S NOT TRUE JUST BECUASE REDDIT TOLD YOU SO. JOKER IS NOT A CURE-ALL FOR A BATMAN SCRIPT, GOOD OR BAD; BATMAN STORIES AND VILLAINS DON'T NEED TO BEGIN AND END WITH THE JOKER