The Joker: 15 Crazy Things You Didn't Know About Heath Ledger’s Character

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about Heath Ledger's portrayal of the number one Joker. Heath wanted to be Batman. Heath Ledger may have played the best Joker of all time, but like everyone else, he wanted to be Batman when auditions opened. The Dark Knight Heath wanted that role, but he got the role of the Joker in the end he was the best person for the role and even ended up winning an Oscar for his performance. He's not the only person who was rejected for a role. just to get a better one Jennifer Aniston auditioned for the role of Monica on the TV show Friends but got the role of Rachel.

She says it was the best possible outcome. Number two. Keith's performance as the Joker terrified Michael Kane. Keith was able to bring out the psychotic side of the villain Michael Caine played Arthur in The Dark Knight. He says that he's never seen anyone play the role better than Heath; in fact, Pete's performance scared the hell out of him. Kane stated that between Heath's clown makeup and psychotic performance along with a dark sense of humor working with Heath was a terrifying experience this shows how great Heath played the number three role. Heath was the first actor to win an Oscar for playing a villain, many actors

know

that if you want to win an Oscar, a superhero.

The movie is not going to be a villain. Oscars are usually awarded to actors who star in artistic films or films that have very strong messages. When Heath won the Oscar for his role as the Joker, he took everyone by surprise because that never happens. In fact, he was the first and only person to win an Oscar for his performance in a superhero film. He was also the first actor in history to win an Oscar after his death. Unfortunately, Heath did not live long enough to accept the award. Number four, he locked himself in. In preparation for the role, many actors use acting methods to improve their acting so that an actor and their

character

really start to live like that

character

, this not only helps the actor physically but also helps them psychologically to prepare for their role.

When Joker Heath isolated himself from the world, he did this to see what it would feel like to be the Joker. He helped him a lot and he could imagine what it was like to be

crazy

. He had to stop method acting after a while because it was having a negative effect on his relationships, number 5 Heath was inspired by A Clockwork Orange when he landed the role of the Joker, he was inspired by the character in the movie The A Clockwork Orange, the movie came out in the 70s and was considered. In one of the craziest movies of his time, he used the same strange gestures as a character in the movie to make his madness seem more authentic.

He really understood how a madman would act. He went the extra mile for this part and it really showed in the movie. final cut of movie number 6, he wanted Christian Bale to beat him, as I mentioned earlier. Heath wanted to go the extra mile for this role. He took his method acting to the point where he asked Christian Bale to literally hit him. Christian played Batman in the dark. Knight and there was a scene where Batman was questioning the Joker and to fight, Heath wanted the fight scene to look as real and authentic as possible, so we asked Christian to fight him for real.

He was willing to suffer the pain of the fight just to make the movie great, his offer shows how dedicated he was to making the Joker great. The Joker's diary on the set of The Dark Knight. Heath was known for doing strange and unexpected

things

when he acted and he

didn

't want to get out of character. Some people on set didn't agree with the extremes he took, although in his mind he took the role seriously and did it because he was dedicated. He carried a diary with him on set where he wrote down the ramblings of what sounded like a madman.

Some of the

things

he wrote in the diary were dark and twisted. Some people thought he was starting to lose his mind after a while. Number Eight: The Joker. He was a true genius. There has always been a debate about the Joker, some people say he is simply

crazy

, others say he is a genius. Heath wanted to play the role so the audience could see that the Joker was brilliant in the madness of him. Heath did everything with little logic, but with strategy, when he played the Joker he had logic behind it. He planned for the role and number nine served him very well.

Heath liked to improvise, not many actors improvise, however those who like Heath Ledger take it very seriously to do things on the spot. The actor must be very talented while he films The Dark. Knight Heath often improvised, he was so good at it that most of his improvised scenes made the final cut number 10. Heath did his own makeup. There was a makeup artist on the set of The Dark Knight to do Heath's Joker makeup that he wanted to put on. a personal touch on the character, so he did his own makeup, instead he said that he wanted his makeup to look like it was done by a crazy person.

He was worried that if he left it in the hands of the makeup artist there would be a professional quality that he insisted on. He put his own makeup on to look like a crazy man and painted his face number 11. Heath often looked crazy on set. Heath loved to skate and everyone knew it, so they weren't surprised that he did it on set. The problem was that he did it dressed as the Joker, the atmosphere on set was positive and relaxed, except for the crazy man skating in full makeup for some, that was very unpleasant. Number 12, he had a Glasgow smile when creating the look of his and applying it. his makeup Heath wore a Glasgow smile this was a famous gang in Scotland the group of criminals cut their enemies in the mouth from ear to ear this was so their enemies would remember for the rest of their lives Heath was inspired by this when When creating her 13th makeup, the explosion wasn't in the script, it was Heath.

This is one of the most twisted facts you probably didn't know about Heath Ledger's portrayal of the Joker in the scene where the Joker dresses up as a member of the hospital staff. It is surprising that the explosion was supposed to happen later in the scene, however, Heath took the remote control and created the explosion before anyone expected it. He wanted it to look real and he wanted the other actors to have an authentic reaction. He also stated that it was exactly what his own fourteenth character would do. The Joker's Mask Heath improvised a lot during the film, as we mentioned, there was a scene that stood out the most when the Joker is robbing the bank, he is wearing a mask, the mask on was actually the one that the man who played the Joker in the series during the 1960s war, Heath believed would make the scene as authentic as possible.

Keith's 15th death impacted the film. Heath died shortly after filming wrapped. Many people believe that he got so entangled. in the character which caused him a deep depression because he passed away so soon after finishing the film that he was not present for the post-production work, many famous actors replaced him during post-production, many of them were friends. from the actor these people donated the money they earned in post-production to Heath's daughter subscribe for more