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Here are the latest shots of Heath Ledger as the Joker and Christian Bale as Batman via AICN.

Check out this video of Today Show host Al Roker visiting the set of The Dark Knight. Roker chats with Bale, Aaron Eckhart (district attorney Harvey Dent, aka Two-Face) as well as director Christopher Nolan.

The Dark Knight has a tentative release date of July 18, 2008. Filming concluded last month.

Earlier this week, Heath Ledger graced the cover of Empire Magazine’s January 2008 issue as the Joker. And now, a new image of has surfaced online via Wizard magazine (see left).

Empire has an interactive magazine of its latest issue but here are some interview snippets:

On a great deal of trepidation when approached for the part of the Joker: “I definitely feared it. Anything that makes me afraid I guess excites me at the same time. I don’t know if I was fearless, but I certainly had to put on a brave face and believe that I have something up my sleeve. Something different.”

On how he prepared the Joker’s sinister voice and laugh: “I sat around in a hotel room in London for about a month, locked myself away, formed a little diary and experimented with voices — it was important to try to find a somewhat iconic voice and laugh. I ended up landing more in the realm of a psychopath — someone with very little to no conscience towards his acts. He’s just an absolute sociopath, a cold-blooded, mass-murdering clown, and Chris [Nolan] has given me free rein. Which is fun because there are no real boundaries to what The Joker would say or do. Nothing intimidates him, and everything is a big joke.”

The Dark Knight arrives in theaters nationwide on July 18, 2008.

Heath Ledger as the Joker will grace Empire Magazine’s January 2008 issue, as revealed by JoBlo.

Empire Magazine has slowly been revealing the same picture (without the distracting text) at their “He is Coming” countdown.

The film also stars Aaron Eckhart as district attorney Harvey Dent/Two-Face, Maggie Gyllenhaal as assistant D.A. Rachel Dawes (formerly played by Katie Holmes), Michael Caine as butler Alfred Pennyworth and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox, the CEO of Wayne Enterprises.

The Dark Knight opens in theaters nationwide on July 18. Bigger cover pic inside…

Heath Ledger heads home to his SoHo apartment on Monday wearing a bunch of bright accessories–sneakers, fingerless gloves, sunglasses and oversized beanie.

Heath, 28, and actress Michelle Williams, 27, have 2-year-old daughter named Matilda.

Todd Haynes, Heath’s director in I’m Not There said that Heath “is the most loving father. He’s so devoted to that little girl, Matilda, and she looks exactly like him. She’s like a little, mini walking Heath. She’s adorable.”

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Heath Ledger shows off his brand new dragonfly tattoo while chatting with director Todd Haynes at the screening of their new film I’m Not There at NYC’s Bowery Hotel on Tuesday. (This is the film where Heath and six other actors embody a different aspect of the musician Bob Dylan’s life and work.)

Heath, 28, recently got a new upper right arm tattoo of a dragonfly, which symbolizes freedom and change (he separated from actress Michelle Williams back in August).

Also pictured: Costars Bruce Greenwood, Richard Gere, Marcus Carl Franklin, and Julianne Moore

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CBB has posted a picture of proud papa Heath Ledger giving daughter Matilda Rose, 22 months, a shoulder ride through through NYC on Saturday.

Last month, Heath, 28, and actress partner Michelle Williams, 27, reportedly broke off their relationship because of their busy schedules but neither Heath nor Michelle has confirmed the rumor.

This month, Heath reportedly got back on the horse and rejoined the dating game. The Aussie actor was spotted getting it on with Danish supermodel Helena Christensen, 38, at the premiere of Eastern Promises (starring another ex-Ledger lover, Naomi Watts).

”They started holding hands. And as the night wore on, they get cozier,” a source told MSNBC. “She was following him around — a total cougar.” COUGAR!!!!!! REOW!!!!

Heath Ledger put on quite the show at the Leone d’Oro del 75th closing ceremony at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday.

The Aussie actor intention of grabbing attention sure did work! Heath topped off his camouflage Ray-Ban Wayfarers (he also wore them on Tuesday) with a fedora, a pair of red-and-white “Where’s Waldo” striped socks and scuffed up shoes.

The red sunglasses below are from Tuesday’s premiere of I’m Not There at the Venice Film Festival.

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Despite reports of a break-up from actress Michelle Williams, Heath Ledger was pretty much all smiles in his camouflage Ray-Ban Wayfarers at the I’m Not There photocall during day 7 of the Venice Film Festival on Tuesday in Venice, Italy.

Williams‘ father, Larry, recently told Australia’s Daily Telegraph: “We have known about their troubles for a while but it’s always a very difficult thing in life when these things happen. I know Heath and Michelle still care about each other deeply and are very committed to being great parents to their daughter.”

Apparently the pressures of work caused their break-up: “You can never be stunned by what happens in Hollywood - I learned that when we were dealing with Michelle’s career when she was younger. Michelle was grown up at 16 and, just like Heath, her life has had an extremely fast pace to it. I feel tremendously for her and for him, and hope they will find what they want in life.”

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