The Oscar winner previously directed Heath Ledger in the 2008 Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Actor Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday of a possible drug overdose in a Lower Manhattan apartment, the New York Police Department said. The Academy Award-nominated actor was 28. Ledger was found ...

Christopher Nolan said in an interview that Samantha Morton is the first actor to receive a standing ovation from his crew on ...

The writer-director further revealed that, after one of Morton’s takes, “the crew gave her a round of applause.” “I was ...

The Dark Knight Rises never reveals what happened to Heath Ledger's Joker—but its official novelization offers a haunting ...

Christopher Nolan compares The Odyssey actor to Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight - The Oscar-winning director revealed the ...

The director says his 'Odyssey' crew reacted to an actor's scene in a way he's only seen one time before.

Heath Ledger died as his career was reaching a fever pitch. On Jan. 22nd, 2008 — roughly six months prior to The Dark Knight's release — Ledger was pronounced dead after an accidental overdose from ...

The Academy Awards honored the late Heath Ledger and his family for the 33 minutes of screentime he had in The Dark Knight playing The Joker. Ledger might not have been around to accept the prize.

Heath Ledger died from an accidental overdose of prescription medications including painkillers, anti-anxiety drugs and sleeping pills, the New York City medical examiner's office said Wednesday. "Mr.

Christopher Nolan was full of praise for Samantha Morton’s performance in the upcoming epic “The Odyssey,” comparing her ...

Heath Ledger died as his career was reaching a fever pitch. The actor, best known for a wide variety of film roles from the 1999 rom-com 10 Things I Hate About You to the 2005 drama Brokeback Mountain ...