20 Mind-Blowing Facts About The Dark Knight Trilogy

6. Heath Ledger Directed Parts Of The Dark Knight

Some of the most disturbing scenes in The Dark Knight are the ransom messages that are broadcast to the public by The Joker. Shot with a regular video camera, Heath Ledger was entrusted by Christopher Nolan to direct these himself - the filmmaker wasn't even present for some of them. He was for the first one, of course, but was left so impressed by Ledger's work that he handed him the camera and just said, "do whatever you want." Ledger got so into these videos, that every single take he did was different from the last. The actor gave his all to the role of The Joker in The Dark Knight in front and behind the camera.