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Michael Caine Reveals Why He Was ‘Terrified’ of Heath Ledger on Dark Knight Sets; ‘Absolutely Floored Me...’
Michael Caine recently expressed his thoughts and emotions, recalling the time he had filmed The Dark Knight with the late actor Heath Ledger.
Trigger Warning: This article contains mention of death.
Michael Caine is one of the most respected actors in the Hollywood film industry. The star, who has always delivered exceptional acting performances on screen, recently released a memoir, Don’t Look Back, You’ll Trip Over: My Guide to Life. While taking his die-hard fans through the many events of his life, the Hannah and Her Sisters actor also reflected on the time he had worked with Heath Ledger.
It was Christopher Nolan’s superhero film, The Dark Knight, focused on the character of Batman, in which Michael Caine played the role of Alfred Pennyworth alongside Ledger.
Talking about the Brokeback Mountain star, Michael Caine added in his memoir, “The smeared makeup, the weird hair, the strange voice. It was chilling.”
Reflecting on Heath Ledger’s incredible acting skills, Michael Caine went on to add that the late actor, “absolutely floored me the first time I saw him in action – I was terrified.”
The Blame It on Rio actor also mentioned that, after witnessing Heath Ledger’s performance, everyone was forced to “raise our game.”
It is well known that Heath Ledger’s portrayal of the Joker in The Dark Knight, alongside Christian Bale, garnered massive respect and attention from fans. His performance even won him an Oscar posthumously.
For those unversed, Heath Ledger passed away in January 2008 at the very young age of 28. Shockingly, this was just a few months before the July theatrical release of Christopher Nolan's second Batman film.
Talking about Michael Caine, he first appeared as the butler of Christian Bale’s Bruce Wayne, aka Batman, in the 2005 film Batman Begins. He then went on to reprise the role in The Dark Knight as well as in 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises.
However, Caine has also worked with Nolan in The Prestige, Inception, Tenet, and Interstellar.
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