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 ...

Sir Michael Caine was "terrified" seeing Heath Ledger as The Joker in 'The Dark Knight'. The 92-year-old screen legend - who played butler Alfred Pennyworth opposite Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne ...

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 ...

Heath Ledger's Academy Award-winning turn as The Joker in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight will surely go down as one of the most iconic and celebrated comic book movie performances of all time ...

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 recalled his time filming The Dark Knight with late actor Heath ... that once Ledger's hair and makeup for psychopath villain was completed, his portrayal of the Joker was "chilling ...