Heath Ledger will play The Joker in the sequel to 'Batman Begins'. Hollywood bosses confirmed that they have cast the Oscar nominated 'Brokeback Mountain' star as the villain in 'The Dark Knight' on August 1.
Director Christopher Nolan said, "Our challenge in casting The Joker was to find an actor who is not just extraordinarily talented but fearless. Watching Heath Ledger's interpretation of this iconic character taking on Christian Bale's Batman is going to be incredible."
The president of production at Warner Brothers Pictures, Jeff Robinov, added, "Chris' unique vision is what made 'Batman Begins' such an outstanding film and we could not imagine anyone else at the helm of 'The Dark Knight'. We also can't wait to see two such formidable actors as Christian and Heath face off with each other as Batman and The Joker."
The last time fans of the franchise saw The Joker appear on the big screen was in Tim Burton's original 1989 movie, 'Batman'. In that movie, the iconic character was portrayed by Hollywood legend Jack Nicholson.
'Batman Begins' - which starred Christian Bale, Katie Holmes, Cillian Murphy and Michael Caine - was one of the most successful films of last year taking more than $370 million at the box office worldwide.
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