Ledger has last laugh.
April 9th 2008 05:06
It seems the late Heath Ledger continues to grab the spotlight almost 3 months after his unfortunate demise. Warner Brothers has released new images of the late actor from the soon to be released THE DARK NIGHT. Images featuring the late actor wielding a gun with the trademark evil grin are among a number of stills being used to promote the latest installment in the Batman franchise.
Featuring heavily in the trailer for the film while Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Christian Bale barely rating a mention it seems all the buzz is about a posthumous Oscar® nod for Ledger’s last complete role. But with Heath’s ‘Joker’ the main feature of the poster while the UK born actor Christian Bale who reprises his role as Batman misses out entirely there is talk of the studios cashing in on the accidental death of the Perth born actor.
Ledger spoke of the difficulties of playing such a dark character during filming of THE DARK KNIGHT. “He’s just out of control – no empathy, he’s a sociopath, a psychotic, mass- murdering clown’, he said just before his death last January. And his co-stars echoed the young actors perspective his role. Bale speaks of the Ledger bringing a ‘very very scary Joker to life’ while Academy Award winner Michael Caine also spoke highly of Heath’s interpretation – “Heath’s like the most murderous psychopath you’ve ever seen on the screen”.
It looks like the Joker has the last laugh after all.
THE DARK KNIGHT is set to open in Australia on July 17.
Featuring heavily in the trailer for the film while Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Christian Bale barely rating a mention it seems all the buzz is about a posthumous Oscar® nod for Ledger’s last complete role. But with Heath’s ‘Joker’ the main feature of the poster while the UK born actor Christian Bale who reprises his role as Batman misses out entirely there is talk of the studios cashing in on the accidental death of the Perth born actor.
Ledger spoke of the difficulties of playing such a dark character during filming of THE DARK KNIGHT. “He’s just out of control – no empathy, he’s a sociopath, a psychotic, mass- murdering clown’, he said just before his death last January. And his co-stars echoed the young actors perspective his role. Bale speaks of the Ledger bringing a ‘very very scary Joker to life’ while Academy Award winner Michael Caine also spoke highly of Heath’s interpretation – “Heath’s like the most murderous psychopath you’ve ever seen on the screen”.
It looks like the Joker has the last laugh after all.
THE DARK KNIGHT is set to open in Australia on July 17.
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