We’re close to twenty years since Christopher Nolan made one of the best superhero films of all time. The Dark Knight premiered in 2008, and it proved the director’s skillset in a genre that doesn’t often feature auteurs of his caliber. It also presented a different villain. A wicked and erratic criminal whose lack of reason made him all the more frightening. As it turns out, Heath Ledger‘s version of the Joker didn’t only scare audiences out of their minds, it also left a mark on co-star Michael Caine, who has revealed that he felt truly unnerved by Ledger’s iteration of Batman’s most unpredictable nemesis.
The legendary actor, who starred as Alfred in Christopher Nolan’s ‘Batman’ trilogy, recalls being “floored” by Ledger’s portrayal of the supervillain. Read More