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The Joker is a character portrayed by Heath Ledger and the main antagonist in Christopher Nolan's 2008 superhero film The Dark Knight.Based on the DC Comics supervillain of the same name, he is depicted as a psychopathic criminal mastermind with a warped, sadistic sense of humor who defines himself by his conflict with the vigilante Batman.
Heath Ledger said he was inspired by Alex DeLarge to play the Joker in The Dark Knight (2008). [14] While preparing for the film, he kept a journal containing many images, notes, and dialogue excerpts on A Clockwork Orange. [15]
Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008) was an Australian actor. After playing roles in several Australian television and film productions during the 1990s, he moved to the United States in 1998 to further develop his film career.
An unearthed Christian Bale interview sheds light on Heath Ledger’s portrayal of the Joker in Christopher Nolan film The Dark Knight.. Originally published by THR, the interview sees Batman ...
Few roles in Hollywood are as sought after as the Joker. Ever since Cesar Romero took the job of the Clown Prince of Crime in the '60s small-screen series, Batman, the maniacal antihero has ...
Between 1966 and 1968, Romero played the Joker on 22 episodes of the supremely campy and rather brilliant Batman television series, starring Adam West as the Caped Crusader. Romero has the esteem ...
Entertainment Weekly wrote there had not been another villain as interesting or "perversely entertaining" as Joker, and Ledger's performance was considered so defining that future interpretations would be compared against it. Michael B. Jordan cited the character as an inspiration for his character Erik Killmonger in Black Panther.
Heath Ledger’s friend has revealed new information about the circumstances surrounding the actor’s death. Ledger, who played the Joker in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, died on 22 ...