According to the director, as a teenager, on a trip to “I spotted a poster for a Bacon retrospective ... he was preparing to play the Joker in The Dark Knight, and he instantly sparked to ...
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 ...
That film struck a nerve with me — not in a good way, though I fiercely believe that provocation can be one of art’s highest aims — by transforming ... had burst in dressed as the Joker. (Turns out, ...