Trivial tidbits about the prelude to “The Dark Knight Rises.” If you're into arbitrary nerd analogies, it's sort of “The Empire Strikes Back” of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy .
The 40 Year Old Virgin Wanted To Be The Joker
While actors such as Steve Carell, Adrien Brody and Robin Williams expressed interest in playing the Joker, "The Dark Knight" director Christopher Nolan never considered any actor other than Heath Ledger, offering him the part before there was even a finished script.
Katie Holmes Broke Up With Batman
Katie Holmes was asked to return as Rachel Dawes, but turned down the chance to reprise her role. She is rumored to have left because Tom Cruise was jealous of Christian Bale.
Scream Journal
Heath Ledger kept a "Joker journal" in preparation for his role, scribbling down the darkest and most perverse things he could think of to try and get inside the mind of one of pop culture's most famous psychopaths. Ledger wrote out a list of things that would make the Joker laugh, including blind babies, landmines and AIDS. He worked on this journal during a six week period of seclusion in a hotel room.
Citizen Wayne
Much as he did when he screened "Blade Runner" for the crew of "Batman Begins," Christopher Nolan invited cast and crew to watch the movies that he wanted to emulate in the making of "The Dark Knight." The films Nolan screened were "Citizen Kane," "A Clockwork Orange," "King Kong," "Black Sunday," "Cat People," "Heat," "Stalag 17" and "Batman Begins."
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