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4 on Diddy's Love of The Dark Knight Goes To The Next Level!While promoting his new album Love: Off The Grid on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, musician and record executive Sean "Love" Combs a.k.a Diddy discussed his war with Warner Bros. Traditionally, the filthy-rich rapper throws elaborate Halloween parties around this time of year. Recently, Diddy has taken an interest in dressing in an expensive Heath Ledger Joker…
With The Dark Knight Trilogy being discusses again, it seems fortuitous that a new interview sheds some light on Ledger's take on the Joker. Appearing on Collider Live, Michael Jai White was asked about his experience filming The Dark Knight. While it starts off with some behind the scenes anecdotes about Chrisopher Nolan, it does…
Today is the 10th anniversary of The Dark Knight and to celebrate, The Hollywood Reporter spoke to Michael Jai White about working on the movie, including his popular scene with Heath Ledger's Joker. As you recall, White played Gambol, a gangster that put a bounty on The Joker's head. In the movie, we're lead to…
Despite what Christopher Nolan has said publicly, I have no doubt that Heath Ledger's Joker would've been in The Dark Knight Rises if Ledger had still been alive. Ledger's sister, Kate Ledger, backed up that theory in an interview with Australian website news.com.au last year while promoting the documentary I Am Heath Ledger. “I spoke…
Earlier this month, Batman News reviewed a new book titled "100 Things Batman Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die" and recommended it. Author Joseph McCabe interviewed Christian Bale in 2008, and in an excerpt from the book published by The Hollywood Reporter, Bale revealed that Heath Ledger wanted him to punch him for…
A documentary about Heath Ledger's life called I Am Heath Ledger will air on Spike TV next month. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival over the weekend, and Ledger's sisters Kate Ledger and Ashleigh Bell were there to debunk a popular, yet unfounded rumor about their brother's untimely death. We know that Heath Ledger took…
It's been almost 9 years since Heath Ledger tragically died in his NYC apartment due to an accidental drug overdose, but new details about his life leading up to that day are still coming out. Page Six reported this past week that Heath Ledger's Manhattan apartment was somewhat of a shrine to The Joker. Ledger…
Did you watch the leaked version online or did you catch it before the IMAX release of I Am Legend? Maybe you were one of the lucky few who registered quickly enough on WhySoSerious.com to go see a free screening a week ahead of everyone else or perhaps you didn't see it until the summer of…
"You've changed things... Forever." I have to admit that I've always had a sweet spot for the Joker. Perhaps it's because of Jack Nicholson's chilling portrayal of the Clown Prince of Crime in 1989's Batman. At six years old, in a run-down theater on Wildwood's World Famous Boardwalk, I sat in awe as I watched…
In a new interview with Tate, Dark Knight Trilogy director Christoper Nolan reveals how paintings by Francis Bacon inspired the Joker's smeared make-up in The Dark Knight. Nolan talks about his longstanding fascination for Bacon's work, and why, when words fail him, he turns to art to help shape his creative vision. It's rare for Christopher…
Keysi Fighting Method is the style of martial arts that Christian Bale used in all three of Christopher Nolan's Batman movies. It was created by Justo Dieguez who also taught Keysi to Liam Neeson, Tom Cruise, Heath Ledger and Daniel Craig. Spanish website Vanitatis recently did a piece on Dieguez which included some new, never…
It's no secret that Heath Ledger stole the show in The Dark Knight with his performance of the Joker. His take on the twisted villain was so loved it even earned him a posthumous Oscar win. In an interview with Empire magazine during the production of The Dark Knight, Heath Ledger talk about what he did…
Aaron Eckhart, aka Harvey Dent/Two-Face to Batman fans, was recently on Larry King Now. King asked Eckhart what Heath Ledger was like and he told an incredible story about a scene they filmed together for The Dark Knight. He talked about what it was like shooting the hospital scene with Ledger and the whole thing…
I received a lot of emails today reminding me that it's the 5 year anniversary of Heath Ledger's death. Ledger left the world too soon on January 22, 2008 due to an accidental drug overdose. He shocked audiences all over the world with his portrayal of the Joker in The Dark Knight. In 2009, Ledger was…
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