Heath Ledger’s Joker changed the way people looked at the character. Everyone knew The Joker, but nobody knew what was coming with this version - and that mystery made the first glimpse so memorable. Christopher Nolan created something familiar but completely unexpected, with Ledger delivering a performance that became part of cinema history.
This was one of the first sketches I created from the film when it came out, and that opening moment has always stayed with me. Before the chaos and the madness, there was just a feeling that something was coming.
A quiet introduction, leading into the first words that told us exactly who he was.
