AN EXTRA'S TAKE ON HEATH'S JOKER

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James Isreal over at his blog JUMP CUTS, has an exclusive scoop regarding Heath Ledger's portrayal of the Joker in the upcoming "The Dark Knight." It seems that an extra on the set studied Heath while the actor was "in the zone."

Here's what the extra/actor had to say:

As regards to how Heath Ledger *seemed* as the Joker, he seemed like he WAS the Joker, and didn't need to let anyone know it - rather contained, but ready to explode at any moment in an unexpected fashion. Menacing, but more because he seemed like he was probably crazy, and maybe violent, rather than that he was TRYING to scare you. (and by the way, all he did during the scenes I was in was sit in his holding cell, reacting and listening...so, he's a very fine actor if I imbibed all this from just watching him sit there...) He didn't talk a lot between takes, but he also wasn't "Don't approach me!" in his manner - a real pro, in other words.

In short, he seemed just like the Joker SHOULD seem.