Jared Leto portrayed the popular Batman villain, Joker, in the 2016 film Suicide Squad. This villain is widely recognized for ...

Batman has become more than just a comic book character over the years. The iconic nature of this caped crusader is reflected in the film adaptations we have seen over the years.

The late Heath Ledger tragically died at just 28 before The Dark Knight had even hit cinemas and went on to posthumously win him an Oscar for his Joker role. Locking himself away for days in a ...

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 ...

Michael Caine reflected on working with the late Heath Ledger during ... he was initially skeptical about Ledger's casting as Batman's classic nemesis The Joker, only to be later blown away ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats mentioned during the regular season that he felt like the Crimson Tide was embracing the "villain role" on what it hopes will be return to ...

Christopher Nolan did not think of Heath Ledger first while looking out for an actor to play 'Joker' in The Dark Knight. Ledger ultimately played the evil character in the 2008 Batman movie.

People often judge the book by its cover, but Heath Ledger’s Joker will always be a great example of how it’s worth waiting for a production to premiere before forming a genuine opinion.

Heath Ledger had just wrapped playing The Joker in 2008’s “The Dark Knight” when he moved on to work with Andrew Garfield in “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” — and he knew the DC ...

“But The Dark Knight filmmaker Christopher Nolan killed that idea,” THR reported, “believing that only his Joker (Heath Ledger) should carve his face. But Nolan is no longer at the ...