The Sex Pistols live on, with former lead singer Johnny Rotten's anarchist antics inspiring Heath Ledger's portrayal of the criminally insane Joker in the next Batman movie, The Dark Knight, which opens next month. Writer-director Chris Nolan said Sex Pistols vocalist John Lydon, also known as Johnny Rotten, had been Ledger's inspiration in developing The Joker for the film, which opens in Australia on July 17. Nolan ... Read full entry
Heath Ledger’s Joker inspired by Johnny Rotten
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 16 June, 2008 to the movies subset
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