Christian Bale thinks the late Heath Ledger did "one hell of a job" playing
the Joker in the new Batman film.

The 34-year-old actor - who reprises his role as the comic book hero in 'The
Dark Knight' - says Heath, who died on January 22 from an accidental
prescription drugs overdose, has a "unique" take on the role made famous by
Jack Nicholson in 1989's 'Batman'.
He said: "I'm absolutely fine talking about Heath. Although I don't like
trivializing the tragedy in conjunction with an interview to do with the
movie, which is clearly far less important.
"But Heath was a joy. He really was like that, because he was a very unique
man. I enjoyed watching him work, working with him — you know, we had a lot
of the old gang from the first one together, and then there were new
members, Heath obviously included.
"What was so great to see with Heath is just how seriously he took it. And
he did one hell of a job."