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Before Heath Ledger, Joaquin Phoenix was offered Joker in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight, actor said no because...
Heath Ledger gave a once-in-a-lifetime performance as the maniac Joker in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight. But do you know that not the late actor, Joaquin Phoenix was the first choice for this role? Read on to know why he rejected the golden offer.
Updated : Oct 29, 2024, 03:00 PM IST | Edited by : Simran Singh
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Late actor Heath Ledger gave a memorable performance as the Agent of Chaos-Joker in Christopher Nolan's iconic blockbuster The Dark Knight. Even years after the 2008 blockbuster, Heath's performance as Joker is still regarded as the best portrayal of DC Comics' iconic villain. Though we can't imagine anyone else except Ledger, it's now learnt that he wasn't the first choice for the role.
Joaquin Phoenix, who played Joker in its standalone film (2019) and its sequel Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) was the original choice for The Dark Knight. Joaquin himself made this big revelation in an interview. While speaking to Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin. Phoenix said that despite Nolan's offer, Joaquin didn't sign up, and he had a reason behind that.
Why did Joaquin refuse The Dark Knight's Joker?
Joaquin said, "I remember I talked to Chris Nolan about The Dark Knight and that didn’t happen for whatever reason. I wasn’t ready then. That’s one of those things where it’s like, ‘What is in me that’s not doing this?’ And it’s not about me. There’s something else. There’s another person who is going to do something… I can’t imagine what it would be if we didn’t have Heath Ledger’s performance in that film, right?"
The Her actor further added that after a point even Nolan understood that he wasn't the right guy for the role. "I don’t know whether Christopher Nolan was coming to me saying, ‘You’re definitely the person.’ I can’t remember the context of how we met, but I know we met. My feeling was I shouldn’t do this, but maybe he also was like, ‘He’s not the guy'."
For the unversed, both Ledger and Phoneix won Oscars for their performances as Joker. Ledger received Best Supporting Actor posthumously. Joaquin won the Best Actor Oscar Award for his performance in Joker (2019). However, the sequel of this film has been announced as box office bomb, with overwhelmingly negative reviews.
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