Movie Madness Intro: The Joker Region

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In March, ScreenAge Wasteland will have its 6th annual Movie Madness tournament to determine the Greatest Movie Villain of All Time!

Similar to the NCAA March Madness tournament that starts with 64 teams and ends with one winner standing tall, SAW is going to have 64 top Movie Villains battle it out.

The great thing is you — our beloved Screenagers — will be able to help determine the winner by voting in the matchups!

You will have to check back on March 3, 2025, when voting begins, to see what the matchups are for each region. An intricate scoring system was used to determine the best villains and the top four villains to grade out the highest are your four #1 seeds in each region.

Darth Vader Region | Region #3 (Reveal Feb. 27) | Region #4 (Reveal Feb. 28)

*Please note there are no horror villains (except for a couple of judgment calls) in the tournament. Those bad boys will be decided at a later date*

Below are your contestants in The Joker Region


The Joker (Various) | Batman franchise (1989-2024)


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Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike) | Gone Girl (2014)


Bellatrix Lestrange (Helena Bonham Carter) | Harry Potter series (2007-2011)


Biff Tannen (Thomas F. Wilson) | Back to the Future/Back to the Future Part II (1985/1989)


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William “Bill the Butcher” Cutting (Daniel Day-Lewis) | Gangs of New York (2002)


Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio) | Django Unchained (2012)


Frank Booth (Dennis Hopper) | Blue Velvet (1986)


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Hal 9000 (Douglas Rain) | 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)


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Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) | Die Hard (1988)


John Doe (Kevin Spacey) | Seven (1995)


Judge Doom (Christopher Lloyd) | Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)


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Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalban) | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)


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Lex Luther (Various) | Superman (1978-2016)


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Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid/Clive Revill) | Star Wars saga (1980-2005)


The Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) | The Wizard of Oz (1939)


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Hades (James Woods) | Hercules (1997)


Thoughts on this group of villains? Who do you want to win the Joker Region?


To read more about these dastardly villains, check out our 100 Greatest Disney Villains and Sailor Monsoon’s 100 Greatest Movie Villains list.

Author: Vincent Kane

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