Allow me to geek out for a second.
While it's been reported that the filmmakers behind the epic film "The Dark Knight" based its contemporary real-world version of the iconic comic villain The Joker on punk rock icons like Iggy Pop of The Stooges and Johnny Rotten of The Sex Pistols, Christian Bale [THE goddamn Batman] recently told the UK Telegraph that the late Heath Ledger [who died in January of an accidental drugs overdose] had also watched video clips of Sid Vicious, the late Sex Pistols bassist, while researching the role.
The 34-year-old Bale said: "Heath's created an anarchic Joker unlike any ever seen before.
"He modelled the part on Sid Vicious which made this punk-like character. I think it is a classic portrayal of a great villain."
Says the Telegraph: The punk rock icon, whose real name was John Simon Ritchie, died in New York 1979, also from a drugs overdose. The troubled musician - renowned for his violent behaviour - was facing trial over the murder of his former girlfriend Nancy Spungen at the time of his death.
While it's been reported that the filmmakers behind the epic film "The Dark Knight" based its contemporary real-world version of the iconic comic villain The Joker on punk rock icons like Iggy Pop of The Stooges and Johnny Rotten of The Sex Pistols, Christian Bale [THE goddamn Batman] recently told the UK Telegraph that the late Heath Ledger [who died in January of an accidental drugs overdose] had also watched video clips of Sid Vicious, the late Sex Pistols bassist, while researching the role.
The 34-year-old Bale said: "Heath's created an anarchic Joker unlike any ever seen before.
"He modelled the part on Sid Vicious which made this punk-like character. I think it is a classic portrayal of a great villain."
Says the Telegraph: The punk rock icon, whose real name was John Simon Ritchie, died in New York 1979, also from a drugs overdose. The troubled musician - renowned for his violent behaviour - was facing trial over the murder of his former girlfriend Nancy Spungen at the time of his death.
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