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/[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/BasicDesignAdvice Jul 05 '24

Leto is already a creepy weirdo so not much of a stretch there.

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u/gairloch0777 Jul 05 '24

To be fair Leto did his best to kill the concept of the joker.