Michael Caine Says ‘I Was Terrified’ of Heath Ledger’s Joker on ‘Dark Knight’ Set, Recalls ‘Intense’ Press Tour as Journalists Only ‘Wanted to Talk About His Death’
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variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Michael Caine writes in his new memoir, “Don’t Look Back, You’ll Trip Over: My Guide to Life,” that he was actually “terrified” of Heath Ledger on the set of Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” (via NME).
Caine played Alfred Pennyworth in Nolan’s Batman trilogy, with Ledger joining the second installment as the Joker. “The smeared makeup, the weird hair, the strange voice.
It was chilling,” Caine writes of his late co-star. “Absolutely floored me the first time I saw him in action – I was terrified.”.
Ledger’s performance forced the other actors on set to “raise our game,” Caine adds. Ledger’s turn as the Joker is regarded as one of the greatest villain performances in movie history.
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