2008 was a great year for comic book movies, not only did it introduce us to Iron Man and the start of Marvel's Cinematic Universe, but it also brought us the second installment in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy, with Heath Ledger in his outstanding Oscar-winning performance as 'The Joker'.
Original film costumes and props from The Dark Knight
This amazing collection of original costumes and screen-used props were photographed on display at the
75th Anniversary Batman exhibit at the
Warner Bros. Studios VIP Tour Museum in
Burbank, California on July 29, 2014.
The Dark Knight movie poster
Christian Bale's Bat-suit and Heath Ledger's Joker costume from
The Dark Knight were two of the first movie costumes I ever saw on display when I first moved to
L.A., but it was even cooler seeing them up close and out of their display cases, plus alongside all the other costumes and film props.
Original costume worn by Heath Ledger as
The Joker in 2008's The Dark Knight
Lindy Hemming was responsible for updating
The Joker's distinctive purple and green wardrobe for the gritty world of
Gotham City, and if you like this outfit worn by the
Caped Crusader's arch-foe, be sure to compare it to
Jack Nicholson's Joker costume from 1989's Batman, which was far more flamboyant.
The Joker's nurse outfit worn by
Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight
Another costume worn by
Heath Ledger was the creepy nurse's outfit he donned when he visited
'Harvey Dent' aka
'Two-Face' in the hospital after the accident that scarred him, obviously
The Joker looked even more sinister in his makeup and wig.
Speaking of coin-flipping
Batman villain, compared to
Tommy Lee Jones cartoonish Two-Face movie costume from 1995's Batman Forever,
Aaron Eckart sported a look which was much grimmer and closer to reality to play the damaged district attorney
'White Knight'.
Costume worn by Aaron Eckhart as Two-Face
in 2008's The Dark Knight
Meanwhile
Christian Bale's Bat-suit also got a makeover between
Batman Begins and its sequel,
The Dark Knight, and the
DC Comics crime-fighter's costume looked much more like angular and armoured pieces than the more molded rubber look he'd previously sported.
Original Bat-suit worn by Christian Bale as
Batman in The Dark Knight
Be sure to compare this
Bat-suit with
Christian Bale's Batman Begins movie costume to see the differences.
In addition to all these fantastic costumes worn by the lead actors in the movie, the exhibit which featured items from all seven Batman movies to date, also had a cool selection of props that had been featured in the film.
Screen-used movie props from The Dark Knight
Included in the display were some of the scary clown masks used by
The Joker's henchmen,
Batman's pump-action sticky bomb gun,
The Joker's signature playing card calling card,
Two-Face's coin props and even the letter written by
'Rachel Dawes', Bruce Wayne's childhood friend and former flame (in this movie played by
Maggie Gyllenhaal), before her death.
If you're a fan of the
Gotham City's protector, be sure to check out all the other original costumes and props from his
Warner Bros. Studios movies to date and stay tuned for more great items from
The Dark Knight Rises.
The Dark Knight movie poster
