In his new memoir, Don’t Look Back, You’ll Trip Over: My Guide to Life, the veteran actor opened up about working with his late co-star on the Christopher Nolan-directed film and the grief he experienced after his death in January 2008 at 28 years old.

In his memoir, Michael Caine recalls the chilling impact of Heath Ledger’s Joker, which terrified him on set and forced the cast to step up their game.

Michael Caine has opened up about a moment that 'still makes him sad to think about' in the aftermath of Heath Ledger's death in 2008. The late actor made us all root for the bad guys in movies after his iconic performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight.