4. The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus
Jack Nicholson and Jared Leto have both played the iconic Batman villain known as the Joker on the big screen, and although it is proven that the two can act, neither of them can be considered as the best movie Joker; that is a title which belongs to Heath Ledger who won an Oscar for his portrayal of the criminal sociopath in 2008’s The Dark Knight. Ledger was considered to be a great and talented actor, which he showcased in other movies such as A Knight’s Tale, Monster’s Balls and Brokeback Mountain; but in 2008, prior to the release of The Dark Knight, Ledger died from cardiac arrest which was caused by overdosing on prescription drugs. At the time of his death, Ledger was in the middle of shooting The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, a movie which the director wanted to finish as a tribute to the late actor. The script was re-worked to make it so that Ledger’s character underwent physical transformations, which allowed his friends Colin Farrell, Jude Law and Johnny Depp, to help finish the project.
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