Questions abound about The Dark Knight

January 23rd, 2008
With the shocking death of Heath Ledger still reverberating throughout the media landscape, the dirty little business that is show carries on. Item No. 1: How will this affect The Dark Knight? Ledger plays The Joker in the Batman Begins sequel, and while the film has already been shot, the mega-blockbuster marketing push will likely be a bit more awkward now that the man playing the ghoulishly deranged bad guy has suddenly passed away. “The Joker character is dealing with chaos and life and death and a lot of dark themes,” one "insider" told Variety. “Everyone is going to interpret every line out of his mouth in a different way now.”