The Dark Knight In Heath We Trust: A Ledgerbration: The TDK Joker Appreciation Thread

[$klaary]

I hope so, because Heath was a special talent and i hope this performance is so good it immortalises him, i hope people are talking about it 25-40 years later.

 

[Nightwing1977]

I hope so, because Heath was a special talent and i hope this performance is so good it immortalises him, i hope people are talking about it 25-40 years later.

Me too.

 

[LoVe DaT pUrPLE]

 

[$klaary]

new stuff

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,351197,00.html

 

[Crook]

Not sure how reliable that is, but if true, that IS pretty creepy. I'm almost always for an actor to keep in-character even off-shooting, but the way Joker is played by Heath, that's very "off" in normal situations.

 

[$klaary]

somebody said here on the forum that heath didn`t play the joker, the joker played him. that makes sence with what mr nolan said about watching him in the film
--> this performance will be legendary, simply over the top

 

[Snoo]

Interesting article, thanks for the link! It's FOX News, though... *sigh* How reliable can they be? The idea of Heath refusing to talk to anyone on TDK set unless it's in-character, is really "out there". He also wouldn't just ignore people like that if they didn't address him as the Joker. It's bordering on bizarre, really, besides it's been reported so many times and said in so many interviews how friendly, warm and chatty he always was, tiredness or no.

The article makes him appear nothing like that. It doesn't sound like him at all.

I understand he probably practiced the Joker voice and mannerisms a little while on break but the article makes it sound like he went to extremes.

Huh, a likely tale indeed...

 

[Nightwatcher11]

what the hell. WHAT A BS article. Yuck I felt sick just trying to read that and how bad of an impression people will get of Heath from that. I'm pissed.

 

[Bat-Mite]

Interesting article, thanks for the link! It's FOX News, though... *sigh* How reliable can they be? The idea of Heath refusing to talk to anyone on TDK set unless it's in-character, is really "out there". He also wouldn't just ignore people like that if they didn't address him as the Joker. It's bordering on bizarre, really, besides it's been reported so many times and said in so many interviews how friendly, warm and chatty he always was, tiredness or no.

The article makes him appear nothing like that. It doesn't sound like him at all.

I understand he probably practiced the Joker voice and mannerisms a little while on break but the article makes it sound like he went to extremes.

Huh, a likely tale indeed...

Good point. This article contradicts statements made by the film crew (including Nolan himself) about Heath's behavior on the set. Now if Heath stayed in character while in the costume, I could see that (Devito did the same thing while playing the Penguin), but we even have a statement from Eric Roberts contradicting that, from when Roberts talked about a conversation they had together while Heath was still all dressed up... he described Heath as just.. being Heath. He also repeatedly called him a "sweetie pie". If Heath was running around acting like the Joker every minute that he was on the set, I seriously doubt he'd come off as a sweetie pie.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Not American, but from what iv seen of fox news, which is little, it's ridicules, wouldn't call it a news network at all, they just seem to use uneven handed views and sensationalize stuff.

 

[Nightwatcher11]

That's exactly right!^^ That's why I don't buy this article and people who saw Heath and asked for an autograph he said in a nice voice that he was dead tired. If he was a prick he could replyed nastly, so I don't think he was cold to people before and after set of shooting. I think people I trying to stir **** up with this.

 

[Snoo]

Good point. This article contradicts statements made by the film crew (including Nolan himself) about Heath's behavior on the set. Now if Heath stayed in character while in the costume, I could see that (Devito did the same thing while playing the Penguin), but we even have a statement from Eric Roberts contradicting that, from when Roberts talked about a conversation they had together while Heath was still all dressed up... he described Heath as just.. being Heath. He also repeatedly called him a "sweetie pie". If Heath was running around acting like the Joker every minute that he was on the set, I seriously doubt he'd come off as a sweetie pie.

Well said, yes. If Heath acted anything like it is described in the article, co-stars, Nolan, extras, fans observing the set, etc, would hardly gush over him the way they did (also waaay before he died). The Heath in the Fox article sounds nothing like the Heath we know.

The "source" mentioned is probably no source at all, it's all a silly, sensational story made up to get more viewers/readers. Fox borrowed the news about the "Joker in body bag" scene from other sources but wanted to add something even more juicy to the article (and something of their own), and voila, you have "Heath was acting like the Joker all the time, OMGZ!" Ugh. It's just like "The Joker killed Ledger! The role consumed and tired him to death!" story from months ago.

Just dreadful.

 

[StylishHokie21]

new stuff

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,351197,00.html

Fox News?

 

[escobar2248]

He looks totally consumed by the Joker in this photo. Asshats.

 

[Luchastyle]

we know it's not true. because he was showing nolan stuff on his laptop that he had been working on. and he talked to eric roberts about being nervous and stuff. and remember the report about him going up to EVERY CREW MEMBER on set and thanking them for staying late when he really felt he was in the groove on a scene.

that doesn't sound like a man consumed by the joker. that sounds like a class act actor.

 

[JokerLedger]

FAUX news... kind of a no-brainer how BS the news article was.

Like everyone has stated before, the Eric Roberts thing, him showing Nolan stuff on his laptop, etc...

for godsake they even have him on film skateboarding on set while chatting it up with crew members. Whoever wrote this is an idiot and needs to get his inbox spammed.

 

[DARKxGOTHAMITE]

we know it's not true. because he was showing nolan stuff on his laptop that he had been working on. and he talked to eric roberts about being nervous and stuff. and remember the report about him going up to EVERY CREW MEMBER on set and thanking them for staying late when he really felt he was in the groove on a scene.

that doesn't sound like a man consumed by the joker. that sounds like a class act actor.

QFT

lucha.

all media people are asses.

they dont dont do research half well more than half the time, i mean how many times have people showed that manip of the man who laughs as Heaths Joker?

that alone is a WOW moment at how idiotic the media is.

this FOX article is just another example.

like u said, Nolan and Erics first hand experiences prove other wise, screw what an "insider" said

 

[Commodore Schmidlapp]

They just are not going to let the poor man rest are they. Fox news is the biggest joke.

 

[Luchastyle]

it's fox news. FOX NEWS.

plus, why is everyone suddenly stating this body bag scene as fact? we don't know it exists. they are just pieces together tabloid and movie site stories into this gossip garbage

 

[Luchastyle]

besides, the people at fox news are the same kind of people who think he died for playing a homosexual

 

[Marx]

besides, the people at fox news are the same kind of people who think he died for playing a homosexual

it's fox news. FOX NEWS.

plus, why is everyone suddenly stating this body bag scene as fact? we don't know it exists. they are just pieces together tabloid and movie site stories into this gossip garbage

And therein lies the reason why I HATE FOX NEWS!

 

[Luchastyle]

oh, i hear ya, buddy

 

[Spider-Man Luvr28]

It looks like there won't be any shying away from Heath Ledger as the main attraction in the upcoming Batman movie.

The Daily Telegraph in Australia reports that chilling images of the late Ledger as the Joker are a prominent part of the promo package for "The Dark Knight," slated for release in July. Amongst the snaps is one with Ledger dressed in a nurse's uniform and surgical mask and pointing a gun right into the camera.

In another one, he's "creepily peering" through a window with the phrase "Why So Serious" scrawled in blood.

 

[Luchastyle]

hehe. cool. i can't wait until this whole thing is in full swing =)

 

[Marx]

hehe. cool. i can't wait until this whole thing is in full swing =)

That makes two of us Lucha!