9. Heath Ledger – Dark Knight Returns
This iconic performance by Heath Ledger has left many of us asking if an actor will ever be able to do justice to the role of the Joker again. The performance took the actor’s life back in 2008 and it’s easy to see how with such a thorough and to-the-point performance – a performance many actors aspire to.
There wasn’t much of a physical transformation in The Dark Knight for Health Ledger (however he did gain some muscle) but rather a true emotional and psychological change was seen. A documentary surrounding the late actor’s life, Too Young to Die, shows a moment with Heath Ledger’s father who shares the actor’s journal he kept while playing the Joker. The dedication showed by the actor was outstanding, with the chilling words “Bye Bye” written across Heath’s last journal entry.
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