10 Movie Franchises That Will Be Remembered For The Wrong Reasons

1. As The Franchise That Killed Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight Trilogy

Though it's impossible to be entirely sure, The Dark Knight looks to have been at least partially responsible for the death of actor Heath Ledger - and in the wake of his accidental overdose during the post-production process of the second movie in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight, his death suddenly became a reason to see the film: there were implications that playing the Joker actually made him crazy. There were rumours that Ledger went into isolation to prepare for his role as the Joker, of course, which makes sense when you actually see his transformative performance on-screen. It's a shame that The Dark Knight trilogy finds this tragedy at its very core, though: we instantly think of Ledger's death when we hear the words "The Dark Knight" - especially since society has been so keen to "romanticise" the incident. In reality, his death took place long after filming had commenced, when Ledger was working on other things. Like this article? Agree or disagree with our choices here? Do you think of these franchises differently? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.