Screening every other Friday night at In The House at Event Cinemas on George Street are classic films, brought back to the big screen. This week it’s The Dark Knight, and here’s our trivia question:
The answer? Sex Pistols frontman Johnny Rotten was cited by Lindy as the inspiration for Heath Ledger’s Joker in the film. Meanwhile, it’s been reported that Ledger himself cited the Pistols’ bass guitarist Sid Vicious as inspiration for some of the character’s mannerisms. Rock n’ roll indeed.
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