PastVerse on Instagram: "During the hospital explosion scene in The Dark Knight, Heath Ledger delivered one of cinema’s most unforgettable unscripted moments. As the Joker walks away from the hospital, the detonator appears to fail. Ledger pauses, looks back, and fidgets with it in character before the building finally erupts. That hesitation wasn’t planned — it wasn’t in the script. The reaction was completely instinctive, and it fit the Joker’s chaotic nature so perfectly that director Christo

Explaining on Instagram: "In The Dark Knight, one of the Joker’s most chilling moments was never written into the script. During Commissioner Gordon’s promotion scene, Heath Ledger suddenly began slowly clapping from his jail cell, locking eyes with the room and breaking the tension in a way no one expected. 👏😳 The reaction was completely improvised. Ledger sensed the moment needed something unsettling and decided to fill the silence himself. Director Christopher Nolan kept the cameras rolling