Then came the Joker. Heath Ledger’s take on the Clown Prince of Crime wasn’t just good. It was legendary. He redefined the role, making it terrifying, unpredictable, and impossible to look ...

"He was a lovely guy, very gentle and unassuming," Caine wrote of Ledger, via Entertainment Weekly. "I wondered how he was ...

Ask anyone to name their favorite acting performance in a superhero movie, and most will probably respond with Heath Ledger's Joker character in "The Dark Knight." Ledger, who died at 28 years old ...

In his memoir, Caine opens up about filming 'The Dark Knight' with Ledger, who died in 2008 Sharareh Drury is a writer on the Movies team at PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2025 and has worked for ...

In Sir Michael Caine's new memoir, the legendary actor is full of praise for his late The Dark Knight co-star Heath Ledger, whose take on The Joker he found highly ...

Michael Caine reflects on Heath Ledger's impressive and unsettling transformation into the Joker in The Dark Knight. Caine recalls Ledger's total immersion in the sinister role, which earned him a ...

very gentle and unassuming," Caine writes of Ledger. "I wondered how he was going to play the Joker, especially as Jack Nicholson’s take had been so iconic. Brilliantly, Heath ramped up the ...

Michael Caine recalled his time filming The Dark Knight with late actor Heath ... that once Ledger's hair and makeup for psychopath villain was completed, his portrayal of the Joker was "chilling ...

Heath Ledger and Michael Caine. CREDIT: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage and Karwai Tang/WireImage Caine, who played Bruce Wayne’s butler Alfred in the movie, recalled working with him in his book Don ...

Ask anyone to name their favorite acting performance in a superhero movie, and most will probably respond with Heath Ledger's Joker character in "The Dark Knight." Ledger, who died at 28 years old ...