Christopher Nolan did not think of Heath Ledger first while looking out for an actor to play 'Joker' in The Dark Knight. Ledger ultimately played the evil character in the 2008 Batman movie.

It is also popular because of Heath Ledger and his portrayal of Joker in The Dark Knight. However, the actor passed away soon after completing the movie, setting a benchmark performance for other ...

While Heath Ledger is no longer ... Academy Award nomination. The actor didn’t slow down after that as he went on to star in The Dark Knight as the villainous Joker. Months before The Dark ...

Famed Saw filmmaker Leigh Whannell has revealed that late Aussie actor Heath Ledger helped ... he was influenced by Ledger's appearance as the Joker in The Dark Knight. In an interview with ...

The devastating news of Heath Ledger’s untimely death ... The Australian actor had been perfecting his iconic portrayal of The Joker for Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight and had recently ...

Heath Ledger, who died due to accidental overdose of prescription medications on January 22, 2008, was already working on some projects prior to his demise. Soon after his sudden death, the ...

Already having aided in a movie about a man that almost ended the world once, this DC actor is now ready to play Joker. The ...

His performance was also awarded the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in 2009. Ledger was the first ... He said, "Heath's performance of the Joker is incomparable. He's just extraordinary.

Michael Caine takes a fresh approach to memoir in his new book Don’t Look Back, You’ll Trip Over: My Guide to Life. It ...

Ledger was posthumously awarded the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and several ... the role of the Joker. He added, “It was a role that I felt very suited to do. Heath did such a ...

That would have been such a dream role and I’m sure it was for Heath.” Ledger’s performance as the Joker became legendary in part because it was his last performance on film — the actor ...

Heath Ledger died months before The Dark Knight arrived in theaters in 2008. That meant the actor never got to see the response to his performance as The Joker, a role that saw him ...