Of course, it isn't true, as the Joker is eventually stopped. However, it may have been better foreshadowing had the death of Heath Ledger meant the character couldn't return in The Dark Knight Rises.

Christopher Nolan's explanation about The Dark Knight trilogy's story reinforces the idea that the DC Universe should take a ...

Joaquin Phoenix was in talks with Christopher Nolan when the filmmaker was casting the role of the Joker in 'The Dark Knight' ...

Heath Ledger's portrayal of The Joker in 2008's The Dark Knight is cinema's definitive version. It was one of the actor's final roles before his death and the following year he won a posthumous ...

Joaquin Phoenix could have very well been the only Joker we knew ... Nolan approached him for the role in 2008’s The Dark Knight that ended up going to Heath Ledger. "Actually, I remember ...

The Joker was one of Ledger’s final film roles and was released after his death following a prescription drug overdose in 2008. Phoenix took on the role a decade later. “To me, it was a big ...

The Dark Knight Returns follows a middle-aged Bruce Wayne who's been retired for a decade due to the death of Jason Todd ... gets the attention of The Joker, who’s rejuvenated by just the ...