At the end of 2005’s Batman Begins, the stage is set for the introduction of a certain grinning criminal mastermind. Now Warner Bros. Pictures has confirmed rumors that Brokeback Mountain star Heath Ledger will play the role of The Joker in the upcoming sequel. Director Christopher Nolan (Memento, Insomnia) and star Christian Bale (The New World, American Psycho) will return for another round with DC Comic’s caped crusader in The Dark Knight.
“I’m excited to continue the story we started with Batman Begins,’ says Nolan. “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 Dark Knight is set to go into production in early 2007. The screenplay was written by Jonathan Nolan, based on a story by Christopher Nolan and Batman Begins scribe David Goyer. The film will be produced by Christopher Nolan, along with Emma Thomas and Charles Roven. Christopher Nolan recently wrapped production on on Touchstone Pictures’ The Prestige, which stars Bale and Hugh Jackman as rival magicians in turn’of-the-century London.
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