THE DARK KNIGHT (2008) - Christopher Nolan Talks Heath Ledger's Joker |FULL HD| Behind the Scenes

[@BloodyFlowerFilms]

A decade. 10 years later. And still. STILL. Unbeatable.

[@DEFALT_HORROR]

11 years now. Same way.

[@noahstruntz2980]

No one will ever be a better joker then Ledger

[@Rough1678]

His legacy will Never die💯 #TheJokerGalaxy

[@tacituskilgore9838]

Hello Guys I'm from the future 2087. Almost 80 years now and It's STILL Unbeatable!

[@knightfall2638]

Troy baker

[@theriddler482]

What Heath did is really a one off feat. Take it in. There will never be anything like it again in cinema. Truly astonishing

[@shannane5171]

I think the same.

[@ayrtonpietrobelli6972]

the one role i can sorta compare it to is either the machinist or american psycho, Bale and Heath had that same idea towards acting, it was brilliant

[@CKpremium1992]

@@ayrtonpietrobelli6972 nah.. I think Heath ledger’s joker still surpasses everything..

[@billj4525]

@@CKpremium1992 I don't know about surpassing all performances ever, but it's definitely up there.

[@ayushsarangi7242]

There r 100s better

[@MadLFC]

With respect to Nicholson, Leto and Phoenix....Ledger brought something beyond unique to the Joker in that performance. Unpretentious, fluid and mesmerizing. He owned the screen in every scene. You forgot anyone else was in the scene with Ledger every time he appeared. I feel a little sorry for the great actors who have played the Joker since because although their portayals are excellent, they don't electrify the screen the same way Ledger did. Truly a talent that will be forever missed.

[@thomasharrington1477]

no respect to Leto. MF sent his costars dead rats with condoms on their heads.

[@odajunior5373]

He truly became the Joker to play the role.

[@rodrigobarba930]

No respect for Leto. His joker was trash

[@MadLFC]

@@rodrigobarba930 Not trash but nothing compared to Ledger. Give Leto credit for making the best of a badly written Joker.

[@rodrigobarba930]

@@MadLFC Nope it was trash. Lots of actors are given bad scripts and make the most of it. His acting was horrible and super annoying. Every other name mentioned did a great rendition of the joker.

[@charlesderosas5577]

The most unflinching role I ever witnessed in film history. RIP to the greatest.

[@UpdoggWhattt]

As someone who vividly remembers when news released of Heath being cast as The Joker, I can verify the fact that a lot of people were shocked and upset about it, myself included (maybe not upset, but definitely very weary). However, when the first trailer dropped, I knew I was wrong, and the movie proved it. Hands down, one of the most iconic performances in cinematic history! It's so sad that he didn't make it to experience the response from the world towards his performance.

[@cubandade8469]

People needa grow up stop worrying bout something that ain’t gone make them money like an actor for a certain role smh

[@barriniho]

It was mostly homophobic comments about him starring in Brokeback Mountain.

[@sitcomchristian6886]

@@barriniho Brokeback Mountain was well received. But I think it's fair that sometimes it's hard to dissociate an actor from a certain role. Sometimes you can't unsee it lol in this case, however, it wound up not being an issue. Actors know this, btw. If you become too associated with a particular franchise, ad series, whatever, it becomes harder to find other work. Them's the bricks.

[@planeguy95]

@@cubandade8469What a weird comment. There’s nothing wrong with making money, but there are other things that make life enjoyable. Maybe one day you’ll realise that

[@ethanharmer5151]

@@cubandade8469umm the joker is an iconic character that people were anxious to see again on screen. It is reasonable that they were worried that that character wouldn’t be pulled off correctly in the film But we were all wrong and Heath’s performance changed everything

[@anthonydedios4720]

15 years later still a brilliant performance RIP Heath Ledger

[@enjoywiththecouvers4094]

1:04 I love his smile

[@Roger17090]

Eu gosto tbm

[@silverstate-x1v]

Ledger was truly one of a kind - even in his worst films, 'he' was always amazing. His attention to detail in everything he did, from every bit of body language and vocal nuance, all of it was immaculate. Cinema and the world of art and creative storytelling is poorer without him in it.

[@camchangfilms]

Huge props to the unbelievable costume work by Linda hemming!! The costumes and accessories are essential to the unique type of fear that character emits, her contribution can’t be overstated

[@Fl0k5ser]

Who else love Christopher Nolan's voice???

[@MrRoach00]

Best director ever, who else like interstellar ? Best movie of Chris

[@yourworstnightmare3271]

I do it’s so relaxing.

[@BruceWayne-xj1rb]

@@MrRoach00 interstellar I love inception 👍😎

[@rockys201]

If you have insomnia you could listen to Chris Nolan's voice telling you a story and you'd be asleep in 10 minutes.

[@kbblyricsph9139]

Who else love Heath ledger's voice

[@07thedroid]

Crazy how everyone hated the idea of heath ledger playing joker and then delivered one of the greatest performances in his career. RIP heath ledger!

[@richos07]

And yet people still never learn. They still trash an actor when they get cast based upon their past work. Most recently and notably, the reaction to Robert Pattinson getting cast as Batman.

[@barriniho]

Not everyone, he was oscar nominated previously and if you watched his roles before you could see he was a great young actor.

[@reptongeek]

But there were some people who looked at him as Ennis Del Mar and thought he wasn't The Joker.

[@ericlingley7951]

Yep. 2007 thought was no way he can pull this off. Oh boy, hope those people saw the movie.

[@witchingroom]

I feel like nobody saw Lords of Dogtown because he was the best part of that movie. I thought his weirdo surf shop owner role showed serious talent and joker potential.

[@TroyMckeon-x6c]

Yo 2024anyone here

[@lucaswalby9106]

Yessir

[@angiecast4093]

Yup 😅

[@theadeemable1]

Here while watching the dark knight 😊

[@Wax_Man]

Either this is a bot account or a very cringe comment

[@lucaswalby9106]

@@Wax_Man who gives a shit

[@akhilkjeemon4893]

No matter how many villains come, no one will come above this Rip heath ledger 💔🥀

[@Jaydah415]

Words cannot explain how much I love this movie and especially Heath’s performance. I can watch it any day at any time and I’m still blown away. We can only wonder what was to come next. 🤦🏻‍♂️ RIP, sir.

[@TheProtagonist2020]

In Loving Memory Of Heath Andrew Ledger (4/4/1979-1/22/2008)

[@aneelbaljit7293]

Heath= legend

[@adonismadrigalurena9763]

GOOD IT

[@kingjulian0895]

Without a doubt, this was one of the best acting performances of all time. He had the ability to fill the screen and get the audience by just entering the scene. For me at least, top 5 performances. Respect to Nicholson, Leto and phoenix, but Ledger was way beyond.

[@mayrarodriguez5700]

Nolan should make a behind the scenes of joker in dark knight

[@Bdawg20]

They didn’t release the behind the scenes of him because he passed away.

[@flyingpari9969]

I they will release the behind the scenes of joker when the right time come

[@Flash4ML]

I heard Heath didn’t want them to release behind the scenes of the joker because it would detract from the character. I’m not sure if it’s true or not

[@chris714n83yh1]

@@Flash4ML This makes sense.. - (imho: The Joker has to stand true, for itself.. - to keep the intended impression undamaged.)

[@barriniho]

​@@Flash4MLif that was true, they shouldn't have released this video because it clearly shows Heath without the makeup in costume in the photos of that costume department.

[@user-js2sv]

No other Joker could ever top the epicness of Heath Ledger, truly legendary❤

[@jamilkhater7535]

it’s 2022 and still no movie has topped

[@_azurejake]

The Joker has been played by many great actors but Heath's Joker is the one I remember best, one of the greatest acting performances ever.

[@sophiecooper1824]

I see Till Lindeman on this wall and i am not surprised at all . Great to see that he was part of the inspiration for the character design

[@aidankeohane3370]

It’s a performance that’s so good that sometimes I can’t believe it exists. I’m just really glad it does.

[@luke23pw]

The best role to ever exist!!! To this day it’s just the best acting I have ever seen

[@nithinataraj5345]

2021 and still lovin him

[@szith]

Heath was standing on the shoulder’s of Giants when he came into the role. He ended up crushing the Giants under his immense talent.

[@fabiofelipetto8366]

Best Joker ever! RIP Heath!🙏

[@timwells5696]

This is the best Batman movie and heath ledger was the best joker of all time he made the media and crittics quiet after they said heath would be a horrible joker but the joke is on them....

[@ramirorodriguez5695]

2024 still today no actor has gotten to this level of performance for a villan

[@JusAn.P]

seeing this at the theater is one of my favorite movie going experiences ever. Summer of 08 was one for the books.

[@legopunk2655]

I saw Nicholson's Joker in 89, I was 14. His portrayal was intense and disturbing. Ledger took Joker to another level. Pure acting genius. Ledger - 1 Nostalgia - 0

[@GotoMaki4Micah]

i personally am not a fan of camp. nicholson was camp. ledger was a rated r villain in a pg-13 movie.

[@eivartheewizard4639]

Honestly Heath really hit the golden ratio developing this character.. we'll spend YEARS analyzing what this man put into creating that character. It was just done too good. The shear nuanced mannerisms can never be recreated

[@kazbonfim5061]

I think that one thing that makes Ledger Joker's disturbing is dat crescent song in background It starts, and when it starts you can't see the ending. It goes, goes, and he still talks, and wave hands, and walks, looking and limping into everyone souls. Gosh! He enters the scene, the background enters too, and when he's get out of it, we are exhausted.

[@richos07]

When you hear that string crescendo you just know shit is about to go down

[@turboterps]

probably one of the greatest best movies on this earth

[@kabtohin2020]

Heath makes joker a legend ❤❤❤

[@Astartes-6969]

What I like about Heath is that he wasn't like other Douchebag Method Actors who are mean to everyone and always in character. With him he'd do the roll and aftee he'd just buy everyone Pizza & one time Skateboarded on Christian Bale during that Truck scene.

[@AAPJE389]

One of the best things ever made in cinema. Heath Ledger's joker. Not many actors came close to him. What he did is just miraculous. It's insane how 16 years later the man still is in our minds and no one can beat him with the Joker part. Not only the Joker, just the acting skills he put in to this. It's insane. Every time i finish the movie i feel a little heartbroken. Because then i know this man will never be coming back, and it's just so good. He played it insanely good.

[@naradaramanayaka3291]

Brilliance actor he was We miss you Ledger ...🥺😓

[@robertacrf]

i miss this guy. unbeatable

[@AVOWIRENEWS]

Wow, "The Dark Knight" is such a memorable film, and Heath Ledger's portrayal of the Joker is legendary! It's fascinating to think about the behind-the-scenes insights and the creative process involved in bringing such a complex character to life. The dedication and talent required to create such a captivating performance is truly inspiring. Christopher Nolan's perspective on this must be incredibly interesting, considering his visionary approach to filmmaking. It's amazing how certain roles and movies leave a lasting impact on cinema history! 🎬🌟

[@Vindicator18]

It's amazimg how many times actors were deemed to have been "miscast", who nailed it. Keaton as Batman, Ledger as The Joker, RDJ as Iron Man, Hemsworth as Thor, Jackman as Wolverine, Craig as James Bond, to name a few.

[@wanderlust1334]

Bro, except ledger, nobody thinks the rest of the actors u mentioned were miscast. They were perfectly cast. Only heath ledger received backlash when it was announced that he was playing the joker

[@Vindicator18]

@@wanderlust1334 bro, everyone cracked up about Keaton as Batman when he was announced (the fanboys didn't like the idea of Mr. Mom being Batman), the British press tried everything to destroy Craig as Bond before he had even shot a scene (because he was blonde and couldn't drive a manual car), Jackman was an 11th hour pick (and a very unknown actor picked to boot), for Wolverine because Dougray Scott became unavailable with MI:2 went over time with the shoot, and the studio didn't want RDJ as Iron Man because of his past.

[@MrMitchywoo]

He’s still the GOAT. I love rewatching the trilogy, especially this one. I wish I could get that feeling back of the very first time I saw Heath do this though, I remember just being in complete awe and knew I had to see it again the next night

[@TroyMckeon-x6c]

Heath Ledger is the best joker ever he's the goat God bless him may He rest in peace 🎉

[@_birdie]

The fact that he was 27 years old when filming The Dark Knight…

[@balamaharajan6851]

The best actor ever ....after charlie chaplin....its Heath ledger..😍😎💪

[@mojopiggy1724]

With all due respect to Charlie Chaplin, who knows if he could’ve adapted his acting to talkies

[@jenniferharris3532]

To think that people actually doubted he would be a great Joker is so wild to me. Heath set the whole tone for the movie brilliantly. RIP 🕊️

[@GotoMaki4Micah]

i didnt really care for batman or heath up till that point. after wards i watched all of heaths movies with a new found appreciation. ❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥 i especially liked imaginarium, candy and casanova

[@joshmaki5843]

Greatest superhero movie of all time. Without a doubt. Top 5 any genre all time

[@ytuser_3122]

Casting the pretty bad boy from 10 Things I Hate About You worked out beautifully! Punch in the gut that he never lived to see how much people love his Joker 😔

[@prestoncrapo9549]

Someone who sits down with the actors and spends time with them figuring out together and working together what they both think would be best for the film and for the character the actor is portraying; is a quality director. 😎

[@RemoGutierrez1]

He never saw the premiere of his movie or how beloved the movie is

[@asniartirtarani6427]

Heath ledger's joker is just.. the best

[@khalilrehman6466]

The most unforgettable actor and joker he's was

[@TonyElevathingal]

This video makes an already iconic performance even more legendary, if that could even be believed.

[@Modernilargitiovenator]

THE BEST JOKER ACTOR EVER.

[@ramirodriguez6323]

the best acting is history of filmaking

[@BBOYmomovement]

Heath was astonishing as joker. Loved Joaquin as well. both of them are great actors. Imagine Heath ledger and Margot Robbie as Quinn in the same movie. Or William Defoe as joker

[@Paralianpoet]

Willem Defoe is born for that role. But yeah so far except for Jared leto they were good.

[@jackdixon5406]

15th anniversary of this movie it’s still a masterpiece

[@wing0291]

I don't care about other people say he is always will be the best joker in history

[@martinnogales2259]

The best joker ever !!!! And forever

[@Madmaddy-sm6zf]

Christopher nolans talk and with the bgm..... It's terrifying too

[@ajjoven5276]

The best actor who played the JOKER

[@unknownymous86]

If only he lived to tell his own stories as a Joker 😔 RIP H.L

[@randy1280]

I know this sounds REALLLLLY stupid, but whenever I remember that Heath died before seeing his final masterpiece, I LEGIT can’t go to sleep just thinking about it. Am I the only one, or am just a weirdo??

[@saintsweetsubs]

SAME. in fact the reason im watching this right now is because i can't sleep knowing he never got to see it.

[@theriddler482]

@@saintsweetsubs i don’t think he would have wanted to. This performance clearly killed him. Insomniac, drug addict, if he lived any longer he would have turned into the Joker, quite literally

[@ana9120]

welll!!!!! If this makes you feel a little better, so in a christopher nolan interview ( here on youtube somewhere if you search " christopher nolan on heath ledger interview" nolan says how the the last time he saw heath they already started putting the movie together and he called heath in and showed him the first 7 minutes of the movie and obviously, joker is in all of the intro, and apparently heath was thrilled with it! so sad he didnt get to see the reaction and all of it but its better than him seeing nothing right :/

[@paladinheadquarters7776]

@@theriddler482 not true, Heath loved playing the Joker, just search it up. Crew members of the dark Knight movie and the director of the imaginarium of dr Parnassus talk about how happy he was to play it. Even Heath said it was the most fun he ever had with a role, even if it did take a bit of a role on him stamina wise, it’s not what you think. Him mixing many prescribed pills because of stress and insomnia from a variety of reasons is what caused his death, not the Joker.

[@tanayasharma7776]

somebody please release all the behind the scenes and rehearsals and everything he was in from this movie

[@craigwilson3532]

2:35 I love that

[@CalvinHikes]

That's funny I do remember the controversy people not liking him as a choice for the joker. I also remember people not liking Christian Bale as a choice for batman.

[@sebastianarganaraz2879]

What a haunting performance, he wasn't for this world, maybe he returned home, I hope were he's, he's no longer in pain,

[@Shatter149]

taking the role as the joker really takes the challenge. its either you'll succeed tremendously ( heath ledger) or fail dramatically (jared leto)

[@joshuafult84]

Right it takes balls

[@johng6565]

Overall, I've soured on the Dark Knight over the years but my appreciation for Ledger's performance has only deepened. Even Phoenix's take doesn't hold a candle to THE Joker. And yes, I was one of the people who didn't understand his casting before seeing the movie.

[@keonatkinson2511]

Rip Heath Ledger

[@Sol-y5w]

the one and only Joker

[@kg_canuck]

There is literally no one I can think of who *became* their character for 2 hours other than Heath. Watch him in interviews, he is a different person than the one on screen in The Dark Knight. Maybe part of the notoriety of this performance is the fact that he passed so suddenly, but I really don't think so. I think he would have gone down in history regardless. Props to Mark Hamill, Jack Nicholson Joaquin Phoenix, and all the others to nail the role. But Heath *is* the Joker.

[@Jst4vdeos]

Seeing the joker standing behind the frosted window at 0:32 is haunting...

[@NikhilSharma-pc3ot]

How did ledger pull it off ? Just pure genius

[@Gineo212]

The making of a legend. Glad I stumbled on this vid!!!

[@jodythomas4324]

Gotta love how Nolan’s clothing choices have been pretty much the exact same since he got on the scene, man loves his long coats lol

[@stephenbridges8230]

I've watched The Dark Knight so many times but I'd never seen Batman 1989. Apparently it was absolutely huge during that time and I watched it a few days ago. I like Jack Nicholson but Heath Ledger's joker is so much better. And tbh Heath was just a better actor and easily the best actor of his generation. Heath Ledger's joker is by far the best joker we'll ever see

[@icydec3346]

Why does Christopher Nolan always look the exact same in every interview. It's been 15 years.

[@frankmatthews6966]

Greatest joker ever...

[@manav9767]

LEGINDS NEVER DIES

[@ryanjamestabiliran1948]

u mean legends

[@manav9767]

@@ryanjamestabiliran1948 yeah bro

[@TheProtagonist2020]

Legends never dies

[@brucegibbs2118]

Heath was the best joker ever !

[@ninerdave]

Ledger was bar none the best joker ever. Unbeatable performance

[@jimitpandya9266]

One and only Villain who is getting love more than a hero till date. Why so serious??

[@AndrewsOpinion15]

great the dark knight (2008 ) film behind the scenes !!!

[@simoneaustin8076]

so happy that i saw this on the big screen at the movie theater with family! those were the good days🎥🎞️what an incredible film! maybe even the best batman film directed by none other than Christopher nolan! back here after seeing oppenheimer.. just incredible🍿❤

[@CadencexCascade]

Funny that he mentions Francis Bacon since that's the only painting that Jack Nicholson's Joker chooses to spare when he was desecrating art in the 1989 Batman film.

[@Luis-og6ld]

2022 and still best joker 🤡🤡

[@BRBallin1]

If it wasn’t enough that the movie was directed by Christopher Nolan, they casted a B-list actor who gave us the best villain performance of all time

[@user-cuty3dg6hd59]

CG로 몇억씩 떡칠한 영화보다 더욱 성의있고 고급스러운 연출로, CG는 인건비 때문에라도 가성비 결과물로 갈음한다면 단연코 다크나이트는 다른 CG로 떡친 작품들보다 월등한 마스터피스

[@abhishekadhikari7974]

Heath is real example of immortality

[@brian_devnci]

Imagine heath joker be on third movie dark knight rises, escape from prison along with tom hardy bane. Damn its gonna be epic.

[@joshuafult84]

Exactly I feel like if Joker was in Rises Joker probably would have saved Batman from Bane because Joker can't stand the idea of Batman dying .

[@pablomansini6449]

This was the goat CBM to boot

[@redxracing90]

I remember following this movie closely as a teenager in the later 2000s. The news of Heath Ledger's death shocked me and my immediate thought was that the role consumed him. I remember going to school the next day with a homemade "Why so serious?" t-shirt, because they didn't have any official merch yet.

[@sitcomchristian6886]

The role did not consume him. People say that to create a buzz about the film, and it's disgusting when they do. It was a job. He died for completely different reasons.

[@sitcomchristian6886]

But in all fairness, that's cool about the shirt ✌

[@redxracing90]

@@sitcomchristian6886 to be fair, I was a young naive high schooler at the time lol

[@dadballers]

"a couple of knives" lol

[@joshuafult84]

Heath nailed it with realizing Joker would apply his own makeup in a sloppy way

[@Ramon_92]

Why is there no "behind the scenes" footage of heath playing the joker except for small snippets and still photos ?

[@mirrrstery]

Can’t believe he’s been gone for 15 years.

[@allencrabbs5650]

Best Joker

[@hanselfisiihoi6293]

He made Christian Bale look like a supporting actor. Look like the movie was called the Joker.

[@loverheath2764]

Ohhhh Omg heeeeeath i love you so muchhhhh and i missed you so muchhhhhh😭😭😭😭😭😭😔😔😔😔😔😔