Heath fan Aaron Eckhart

16-07-2008This Month 16th Jul 13:30

Heath Ledger's performance made the rest of 'A Dark Knight''s cast "raise their game".The late actor's depiction of The Joker was so good, it forced his cast-mates to try harder, says co-star Aaron Eckhart.Aaron - who plays 'Harvey 'Two Face' Dent in the forthcoming 'Batman' movie - admitted he loved watching Heath during filming because his performance was "amazing." He said: "What thrilled me about Heath was that he was an actor who put it all on the table. It was all out there, and he was committed to this character and loved the character."That the crew and the cast loved him. The director, Chris Nolan, loved what he was doing with it, and he raised everybody's game."He was a topic of conversation, about his character and what he was doing with it. To act with him was to fly, you know? I watched him as a fan while I was acting. Like going, Wow, this is really amazing."Aaron and Heath shared a trailer and the 'Thank You For Smoking' star says they bonded as they tried out different aspects of their characters.