No Audition For The Joker Role!

In the interview, Monaghan claimed that he didn't need an audition for the role of Jerome in Gotham. He was contacted by the show and offered a role "˜that could potentially be The Joker'. The actor stated that he had worked previously with Gotham showrunner Bruno Heller on The Mentalist which might have brought him the role without any audition. He points towards another probability that his performance in Shameless might have impressed them.

Plenty Of Research & Practice!

Even though, The Joker role in Gotham didn't require Cameron Monaghan any audition, the actor claimed that he had to do a lot of research and rehearsal for the scene of less-than-four-minutes in length. The actor exclaimed that he doesn't know why his neighbors "˜didn't call the cops' because he had spend weeks "˜constantly laughing and staring' at himself in the mirror! He kept on repeating the monologue even when he was driving his car to get his food or some other reasons.

Monaghan also revealed that after getting the role, he "˜read pretty much every comic' including The Dark Knight Returns, The Killing Joke and even the older ones like The Laughing Fish. The actor stated that he is fascinated to see how every actor who plays The Joker comes up with something different.

So what's going on inside your head after knowing all these from the brilliant young actor? Do share your thoughts via comments!