“I remember I talked to Chris Nolan about The Dark Knight, and that didn’t happen ... one of the greatest comic book portrayals in a movie. Even Phoenix can’t deny Ledger’s greatness.
As well as being a slapstick comedy rendered in gorgeous Lego visuals and crammed with Easter eggs, The Lego Batman Movie is one of the best character studies of the Dark Knight out there.
“To me, it was a big movie. It was like 55 million, which I think to Todd was a small movie,” Phoenix recalled. “But to me, it was a big movie. And it was what they call IP, and I’d never ...
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 ...