The veteran actor spoke about his collaboration with Brokeback Mountain actor, who died before the premiere of the film in 2008, in his new memoirs.
Michael Caine He remembered his time working with Heath Ledger in Batman: The Knight of the Night. The veteran actor spoke about his collaboration with the actor of Brokeback Mountainwho died before the premiere of the film in 2008, in his new memoirs, “Don’s Look Back, You’ll Trip Over”.
“He was a lovely guy, very friendly and modest”Caine writes about Ledger. “I was wondering how the Joker was going to play, especially since Jack Nicholson’s interpretation had been so iconic. Brightly, Heath enhanced the character’s psychotic side instead of looking for ingenious phrases. His Joker was deeply deformed and damaged, although he never knows exactly why or what he really looks for. “
Caine believes that one of his most iconic phrases such as Bruce Wayne’s butler, Alfred Pennyworth, perfectly summarizes the interpretation of Ledger of Prince clown of the crime. “As Alfred tells Bruce: ‘Some men just want to see the world burn,” says Caine. “And that was Heath’s version of the character: the makeup run, weird hair, the rare voice. It was chilling. He left me stunned the first time I saw him in action; I was terrified!“
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Get Carter’s star clarifies that he was not afraid of Ledger, since his personality was completely different from that of the Joker. “He and Christian [Bale] They were good friends and always had fun together. And then he transformed into an intriguing monster that plunged an entire city into chaos, “Caine writes.”In retrospect, I think Heath’s excellence made us all improve. The psychological battle between the Joker and Batman is fascinating. Are they in something the same? What drives one to do good and the other to evil? The Joker wants to torment Bruce convincing him that they are the same. “
Michael Caine talked about how Ledger’s death to Batman’s cast: The Knight of the Night
Caine also recalls that “it was absolutely horrible” when Ledger died at age 27 for an accidental overdose in January 2008. “I am sad to think about it, more than fifteen years later”writes. “An accidental overdose, simply tragic. Heath was only twenty -eight years old when he died. I hadn’t even made Zulu at that age. He thinks about what he could have achieved; it is heartbreaking.”
The actor points out that, understandably, the death of his co -star changed the mood of the film press. “We were all terribly impacted, and that made Batman’s promotion: the night of the night that summer was much more intense, because all journalists wanted to talk about his death,” says Caine. “I was very happy when they granted the posthumous Oscarbecause it must have been at least one comfort for his poor family. “
Caine says that the cast and team of El Night Knight encouraged Ledger to win an Oscar while witnessing his performance on the set. “The truth is that we were all expected to win an academy award and thought it should, even while we filmed the movie,” he writes. “So it was very sad that I was not present to receive it in person. It is a memorable performance, and although his career was truncated as soon, I think he will be remembered as a great actor“
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