Published on: 18th July, 2008
For Heath Ledger, inspiration for wonky pillager the Joker came from Sex Pistols’ lead singer Johnny Rotten and the 1971 Stanley Kubrick masterpiece A Clockwork Orange. For Johnny Depp’s wonky pirate Captain Jack Sparrow, it was a case of sourcing Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and the physical pantomime of BBC-TV show Fast Forward.