Heath Ledger made history with his performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight, and some behind-the-scenes stories and details make it even better.

Heath Ledger, who tragically passed away at the age of 28, delivered a posthumous Oscar-winning performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight. To prepare for the role, Ledger isolated himself in a ...

Gary Oldman and Heath Ledger both might’ve had the same idea for this improvised Joker scene One of the most talked about moments in The Dark Knight is the sequence where the Joker is in a ...

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 actor ...

Ledger directs that scene as Joker himself, holding the camera like its handheld, fidgeting with it throughout. “He shot it very, very viscerally and all that movement.

This scene has led to a fan theory speculating that this unnamed inmate is the younger version of the Joker from The Dark Knight. In that movie, Heath Ledger’s character has similar scars.

Nagarjuna revealed that his villainous 'Coolie' look, particularly the purple and cream color palette, was inspired by Heath ...

Heath Ledger had just wrapped playing The Joker in 2008's "The Dark Knight" when he moved on to work with Andrew Garfield in "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" — and he knew it would be a ...

Heath Ledger would have been 46 today! "The Dark Knight" star died a few weeks before his 29th birthday on January 22, 2008. The actor's friend and colleague, Stephen Gaghan, took a deep dive into ...

“Heath was a brilliant actor and an exceptional person.” The 28-year-old Ledger was Oscar-nommed two years ago for “Brokeback Mountain.” This year, he appeared in “I’m Not There.” ...

Michael Caine, who played Alfred J. Pennyworth in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, didn't have a ton of scenes with Ledger's character. However, he was very honest about watching him on screen.