When Christopher Nolan Shared He Didn’t Really Grieve Over Heath Ledger’s Tragic Death: “I Was Very Fortunate”

Christopher Nolan and Heath Ledger are and will always be remembered by movie enthusiasts due to The Dark Knight. Ledger played the Joker in the film and won the posthumous Oscar for his performance. The actor’s sudden death shocked everyone, and it is beyond imagination how his family dealt with the loss. However, Nolan once shared how he tackled Heath’s demise. Scroll below for the deets.

According to reports, the crew was unsure of Heath in the iconic role in this Christian Bale starrer, The Dark Knight, but Nolan was adamant about casting him in that part. Heath was completely immersed in the role and brought his innuendoes to the character. For example, the voice and the lip-licking were all Heath’s ideas, and his performance is still considered one of the best Joker portrayals on screen. The Dark Knight is also one of the highest-grossing films of Nolan. Unfortunately, Ledger passed away before the film was released.

When Heath Ledger passed away, his fans and the industry were absolutely shocked. The Oscar-winning filmmaker once shared how he coped up with the actor’s passing after working with him in The Dark Knight. Christopher Nolan told Entertainment Weekly, “For me, for my process, just working straight through it and wrestling through it and working was actually — I felt very lucky to have something to do. Because for most of the people who knew him far better than I did, who were around him, it was very difficult for his family and everyone.”