Joker Heath Ledger overshadows Batman in “The Dark Knight” publicity material
April 14th, 2008 by Scott Marks
Turning a corner at the AMC Fashion Valley in search of my boîte à chaussures du jour, I was stopped in my tracks by this grotesquerie. My PR sonar normally hones in on the lower right hand corner of a movie poster in search of a director’s credit. This time, it took a moment or two to unhook my gaze from the bloody lipstick smeared across a plastic transparency reminiscent of Marion Crane’s final ablution.
This is one creepy image made even more so when it became apparent that it was Heath Ledger posing as The Joker for this summer’s latest wrinkle in the bat cape, The Dark Knight. Nearly three months after the 29-year-old actor was found dead in his Manhattan apartment and three months before the July 22 opening of his last film, Warner Bros. has released a slew of promotional posters the majority of which feature disquieting images of the late star.
The film also features Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman and, uh, oh yeah, Christian Bale reprising his role as the caped crusader, yet according to the trailer and publicity material, Ledger’s the show!
There was even talk among greedy studio execs of using outtakes from Ledger’s Academy Award nominated performance for a prequel to be entitled Jokeback.
Realted stories:
Do you look like Heath Ledger? If so, Hollywood is calling!
Rabbi Mel Gibson advised Heath Ledger to pass on “Brokeback Mountain” role
Starring Heath Ledger: Three Films To Remember Him By
Joker 2 Joker: Jack Nicholson “warned” Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger obituary
Photos:
Candy (2006)
Filed Under News
Twitter Feed- scottmarks: Catholic cleric suggests Disney corrupts children’s minds: At its best, classic Disney animatio.. http://tinyurl.com/6eu7om
- scottmarks: DVD Review: TONY ROME / Gordon Douglas (1967): Tony Rome (1967) Directed by Gordon Douglas Written by.. http://tinyurl.com/5oylyj
- scottmarks: DVD Review: LADY IN CEMENT / Gordon Douglas (1968): Lady in Cement (1968) Directed by Gordon Douglas .. http://tinyurl.com/66dzry
- scottmarks: Emulsion Compulsion makes pilgrimage to secular Bob Hope command post: I awoke Black Friday morn with.. http://tinyurl.com/6hk98b
- scottmarks: KPBS Film Club reviews 5 New Movies: TWILIGHT, QUANTUM OF SOLACE, MILK, JCVD and SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE: .. http://tinyurl.com/6e97x3
- scottmarks: KPBS Film Club to review 5 new movies tomorrow: With Thanksgiving upon us, how fitting that this mont.. http://tinyurl.com/5f6mgr
- scottmarks: DVD Review: THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE / Joseph Sargent (1974): The Taking of Pelham One Two .. http://tinyurl.com/59t3lo
- scottmarks: DVD Review: MIRAGE / Edward Dmytryk (1965): Mirage (1965) Directed by Edward Dmytryk Written by Peter.. http://tinyurl.com/6ccxja
-
Quotes, Quips and Fun Facts
-
“This is not a tough job. You read a script. If you like the part and the money is O.K., you do it. Then you remember your lines. You show up on time. You do what the director tells you to do. When you finish, you rest and then go on to the next part. That's it.” - Robert Mitchum
-
Image Vault
