Ledger on The Joker in The Dark Knight

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Ledger on The Joker in The Dark Knight

September 8, 2006

The Toronto Sun talked to Heath Ledger, who mentioned The Joker in The Dark Knight:

Come January, he starts playing the Joker, in Christopher Nolan's next Batman film The Dark Knight. "It's definitely going to stump people. I think it'll be more along the lines of how the Joker was meant to be in the comics, darker and more sinister."

The Toronto Star also got a quote from Ledger about the role:

I wouldn't have thought of me, either. But it's obviously not going to be what Jack Nicholson did. It's going to be more nuanced and dark and more along the lines of a Clockwork Orange kind of feel. Which is, I think, what the comic book was after: less about his laugh and more about his eyes.

Warner Bros. is eyeing a June, 2008 release for the Batman Begins follow-up.

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Posted by: Taylor on February 6, 2009 at 23:35:01

Even only I knew then what I knew now.

Posted by: Rodrigo on February 7, 2009 at 04:53:35

Heath's performance was in word 'SPELLBINDING'. You cant take your eyes of him. I think what was most funny about him was his cockyness, bracentness and sarcastic style. Just brilliant.

RIP Heath. We all miss you.

Posted by: Robert Bob on February 7, 2009 at 09:54:43

What a tragedy. He still had so much left to offer. I always liked Heath, but I think even he would tell you that in the past few years he was really starting to come into his own as an actor. It would have been great to see how he would've grown and evolved in his craft over the coming years.

What a loss.

Posted by: Zahin on February 7, 2009 at 13:25:23

Wheere are all the old comments ???

Posted by: Mike on February 7, 2009 at 15:54:48

Comments werent active till late last year.

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