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Cast Members Talk About Heath Ledger’s Devotion To His Daughter and The Joker

Posted by taylor blue on June 30, 2008 | 9 Comments

Earlier reviews of The Dark Knight have started coming out and they all are praising Heath Ledger’s role as The Joker. Cast members have started talking about Heath and his devotion to his daughter and his role as The Joker…

“Because he died people want a dark story [that] he was so obsessed with the character, he was so contaminated by the Joker and he couldn’t sleep and all of that stuff,” said costar Gary Oldman, who plays Lt. Jim Gordon in the film, adding that wasn’t the case.

“In between takes he would sit on the curbside and a smoke cigarette and laugh and talk about his daughter Matilda,” added Oldman. “I thought he was just a beautiful kid. I thought he was just wonderful. I had a real affection for him.

Heath’s role as a father was amazing…you would always saw Heath and Matilda hanging out….

“Heath showed me pictures of [Matilda] … [he] would come in and say she did this and she did that,” recalled Aaron Eckhart, who plays District Attorney Harvey Dent in the sequel out July 18.

But Ledger’s other love on set was for his character, the Joker. Eckhart added: “He really created his look. That character — Heath loved so much. He really cared about the Joker.”

I am super excited to see this movie…and I’m even considering seeing it in the theatre…and I never want to do that!