Heath Ledger

Ten American gay and queer films from 2000 to 2009, and what strikes me is how few of them tidy anything up. The themes running through the whole batch are love that has to stay hidden, who you are when the world pushes… Mostra altro

Top 10 American gay & queer movies of the 2000s

The reason Heath Ledger turned down presenting at the 2007 Oscars is what I keep thinking about. The script included a joke about the romance between his and Jake Gyllenhaal's characters in Brokeback Mountain (2005), and… Mostra altro

Heath Ledger 2007 Oscars refusal

Gollum sits at number one on this list of the five most cunning characters in movie and TV history, and honestly that tracks. He survives by lying, by flattering whoever he needs something from, and by finding the weak… Mostra altro

Top 5 most cunning movie and TV villains

Heath ledger and rose byrne together at sundance back in 1999, wild to think about

Heath Ledger and Rose Byrne at Sundance 1999

The interrogation room is where it actually happens, not the sky beams. A guy in a filthy suit with a crooked smile sits across from Batman and just explains how fast civilization folds once the lights go out. That is… Mostra altro

The Dark Knight Joker interrogation scene

Rose Byrne remembers Heath Ledger from the 1999 film Two Hands as a genuinely generous guy who was such a charmer. She credits him with helping young Australian actors secure employment and get access to industry… Mostra altro

There's a wild detail buried in The Dark Knight (2008): Heath Ledger's Joker is basically never seen without a mask. For two hours and thirty-two minutes, his actual face is hidden, except for one brief four-second shot.… Mostra altro

Heath Ledger Joker face hidden scene

Julia Stiles did not have a script instruction to cry during the famous poem scene in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999). The tears that fell were completely real. She became genuinely overwhelmed while reciting Kat’s… Mostra altro

For The Dark Knight (2008), Nolan decided to excise a genuine kick aimed at the Joker's head during the interrogation sequence. His reasoning was straightforward: that specific action made Batman appear childish instead… Mostra altro

Heath Ledger's family confirmed he intended to return as the Joker, a claim co-star Aaron Eckhart supported. Christopher Nolan nearly used CGI and deleted footage from The Dark Knight to revive the character about a year… Mostra altro

Nolan knew better than to fake a ghost

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Heath Ledger's family confirmed he intended to return as the Joker, a claim co-star Aaron Eckhart supported. Christopher Nolan nearly used CGI and deleted footage from The Dark Knight to revive the character about a year before The Dark Knight Rises (2012) dropped, but he ruled that move out as disrespectful to Ledger's memory.

Julia Stiles has said Heath Ledger gave her her first on-screen kiss in 10 Things I Hate About You. The blooper where they crack up mid-kiss is pure gold, and their real-life chemistry just makes it better.

Heath Ledger declined an Oscars presenting gig in 2007 after he and Jake Gyllenhaal were asked to poke fun at their Brokeback Mountain characters' romance. His reasoning: "I don’t think it’s a joke. I think it’s a… Mostra altro

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Heath Ledger's actual Joker costume from The Dark Knight. That distressed clown mask with the blue and red paint is unmistakable.

Heath Ledger Joker original costume