Entertainment Michael Caine was ‘terrified’ by Heath Ledger's Joker transformation Caine co-starred in 'The Dark Knight' with Ledger, who died in 2008 at the age of 28 from a drug overdose ...

New Joker 2 theory puts Heath Ledger’s Joker in Folie à Deux Toward the end of Joker: Folie à Deux, a guard at Arkham informs Arthur that he has a visitor.

Ledger died in January 2008 at 28 years old, which was a few months before the July theatrical release of “The Dark Knight.” “Heath was only 28 when he passed away,” Caine writes.

Ledger’s portrayal of Joker has gone down in history as one of the best in Batman lore and won him a posthumous Oscar, making him the first actor to do so in over 30 years at the time. The Dark ...