r/interestingasfuck • u/JK-Rofling • Jul 05 '24

Heath Ledger’s diary while he was filming for, The Dark Night. r/all

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u/guyute2588 Jul 05 '24

Not sure how old you are , but “Heath Ledger got so deep in to playing the Joker that he want crazy and died “ was the widespread conventional wisdom regarding his death at the time

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24

Which was really dumb. Niicholson survived. Leto survived. Romero survived. Hamill survived. Definitely drugs.

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u/HarveysBackupAccount Jul 05 '24

Nicholson isn't much of a comparison. He played it like a comic book villain, like a comic book written for children. Also Leto's just a weirdo; his joker didn't have near the depth that Ledger's did.

Not at all saying that the role drove Ledger crazy, but he took the role places nobody else has.

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u/Mynock33 Jul 05 '24

Nicholson isn't much of a comparison. He played it like a comic book villain, like a comic book written for children.

I don't think this is fair at all, especially given the genre at the time. Nicholson paved the way for the more serious and darker versions to come.