![The Dark Knight actor recalls how he could have died during the Joker's pencil trick | The Independent | The Independent The Dark Knight actor recalls how he could have died during the Joker's pencil trick | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/12/17/09/dark-knight.jpg?width=1200)
The Dark Knight actor recalls how he could have died during the Joker's pencil trick | The Independent | The Independent
![The Classic Pencil Trick Scene From The Joker Is Finally Decoded. Here's How It Was Shot - RVCJ Media The Classic Pencil Trick Scene From The Joker Is Finally Decoded. Here's How It Was Shot - RVCJ Media](https://www.rvcj.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/pencil-scene.jpg)
The Classic Pencil Trick Scene From The Joker Is Finally Decoded. Here's How It Was Shot - RVCJ Media
![The Dark Knight actor recalls how he could have died during the Joker's pencil trick | The Independent | The Independent The Dark Knight actor recalls how he could have died during the Joker's pencil trick | The Independent | The Independent](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/pBHbQhzL/poster.jpg?width=640)
The Dark Knight actor recalls how he could have died during the Joker's pencil trick | The Independent | The Independent
![The scene in The Dark Knight where the Joker kills a guy with a pen is a clever reference to when the actor who played Joker finally died in real life. : The scene in The Dark Knight where the Joker kills a guy with a pen is a clever reference to when the actor who played Joker finally died in real life. :](https://i.redd.it/uq9qtkmnjdp01.jpg)
The scene in The Dark Knight where the Joker kills a guy with a pen is a clever reference to when the actor who played Joker finally died in real life. :
![The Dark Knight (2008): The Famous Joker pencil scene was shot in 2 days and 22 takes. Nolan decided to stage the stunt for real, with the stuntman swiping the pencil away The Dark Knight (2008): The Famous Joker pencil scene was shot in 2 days and 22 takes. Nolan decided to stage the stunt for real, with the stuntman swiping the pencil away](https://external-preview.redd.it/PPtttv7gMg_6Lbn1OGqdrhREG_WYI82mMQcNBVmo4t0.png?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8e02fbfab0a3eefa0eaa436510e46e480890f573)
The Dark Knight (2008): The Famous Joker pencil scene was shot in 2 days and 22 takes. Nolan decided to stage the stunt for real, with the stuntman swiping the pencil away
![In The Dark Knight (2008), if you look closely at the pencil trick scene, Joker never actually stabbed the guy's eye with the pencil; he just slid it into his sleeve : In The Dark Knight (2008), if you look closely at the pencil trick scene, Joker never actually stabbed the guy's eye with the pencil; he just slid it into his sleeve :](https://i.redd.it/gqbuyi0xzhz01.png)