Ledger went on to win a posthumous Oscar as best supporting actor in The Dark Knight, so both Phoenix and Nolan’s instincts turned out to be right. This article first appeared on Men's Journal ...
Phoenix’s performances followed on from the late Heath Ledger ’s performance as the Joker in Christopher Nolan ’s The Dark Night, a role Phoenix was also considered for. Speaking on Rick Rubin’s ...
Phoenix admitted that he just wasn’t ready to play the Batman villain when Nolan was developing “The Dark Knight.” “I remember I talked to Chris Nolan about ‘The Dark Knight’ and that ...