Miguel Andrade 1,263 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies...dead/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Oh my God, that was truly shocking. <_< Rest in peace, Heath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 how sad, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Hoyt 13 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 This might be insensitive....Did he finish the new Batman movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QMM 4 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 It's in post production now, he was done with his scenes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Wow. I really don't know what to say . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I'm just speechless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,263 Posted January 23, 2008 Author Share Posted January 23, 2008 I wasn't a fan, but he was a good actor.And was too damn young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,690 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 <_< I don't know what to say - a loss of a fine, and very young actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeshopk 8 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 This is VERY suprising. I feel bad for him. Watching Batman will be really strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 This might be insensitive....Did he finish the new Batman movie?yes, regardless of whether he was or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 This might be insensitive....Did he finish the new Batman movie?exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Me too....I am truely shocked and very sad about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 The news say it's from an overdose now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I hope they didn't end The Dark Knight with a cliffhanger... I hate it when they change actors... still, i was very surprised by this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendal_Ozzel 36 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I was very shocked to hear this. Rest in peace, Heath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Well, at least he went with a bang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Very sad. He'll become a legend now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Very sad. He'll become a legend now though.People are already drawing parallels to River Phoenix.On a side note, shooting has been completed on TDK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 So the Joker will be his last role... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 57 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 He doesn't leave behind a great body of work to make him become a legend like say James Dean or Marlon Brando."I don't know how to quit you"...he has now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Phoenix's career never really took off.Ledger was still pretty fresh of the succes of Brokeback Mountain, and his last film will (probably) be the eagerly awaited Batman film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Oh, my. Really sad news. I don't know what to say. He was a very good actor (and he also performed in a film scored by JW). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 57 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 ...and he died in a film scored by JW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 It's very sad, but that's what can happen if you dabble in drugs.I feel pity for those he left behind, but not so much for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 ...and he died in a film scored by JW.The Patriot? actually, his last role was The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus but that was only filming, so.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I believe Hitch is referring to Gabriel's death in The Patriot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 57 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Your powers of observation do you credit, Mr Bond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 sucks for those guys making The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. I call for a re-shoot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 sucks for those guys making The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. I call for a re-shoot!Actually, it sucks for his family and friends. That film's production is not an issue right now. Bad form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0hawk 1 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Sad, sad news indeed. To honour him, watch The Dark Knight in Gold Class, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 This is sad news indeed and unexpected. It will be weird watching Batman Begins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 sucks for those guys making The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. I call for a re-shoot!Actually, it sucks for his family and friends. That film's production is not an issue right now. Bad form.perhaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Coscina 3 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 It's very sad, but that's what can happen if you dabble in drugs.I feel pity for those he left behind, but not so much for him.I don't think it's so cut-and-dried Stefan. IT sounded like Ledger's personal life was a bit of a train wreck so perhaps he was depressed. There are many anonymous people who kill themselves as a result of chronic depression each year and no one says "it served them right". It's a pity that this talented young man did do himself in whether he meant to or not. It wasn't like Phoenix who was partying and indulged in excess. From what the news says, Ledger was alone which suggests suicide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Tragic news, I wasn't expecting anything like this at all. He had such a long career ahead of him. He picked his roles wisely, and his most recent films were all incredible. A great actor he was, and he will be greatly missed. Rest in peace Heath Ledger... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genius_Gone_Insane 5 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 This might be insensitive....Did he finish the new Batman movie?May be insensitive, but it sure was funny!RIP! I really grew to admire him as an actor. Strangely, this makes me even more excited for Batman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Crap. I just got home from seeing Cloverfield, turn on the TV, and see "Heath Ledger 1979-2008" behind Shep Smith. Shocking indeed. He was the type of actor that I admire most: serious about the craft, professional, and not an attention seeker or diva. He had a hell of a future ahead of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 48 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 sucks for those guys making The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. I call for a re-shoot!Actually, it sucks for his family and friends. That film's production is not an issue right now. Bad form.If only that were true. Unfortunately, however, the film is the latest by visionary film director Terry Gilliam. He is renowned for production on his films being "cursed". Munchausen was a nightmare to finish, Brazil was shoddily re-cut by bureaucrats after Gilliam finished it, production on Don Quixote was halted after only a few days because of a freakish string of on-set disasters, and now this most awful of all. Sources say that Heath Ledger hadn't finished filming his scenes on Parnassus yet. If the plug is pulled on Gilliam's film I have a feeling he will never get behind the camera again. As far as I'm concerned that IS an issue. My heart truly goes out to Heath Ledger's family, friends, and legions of fans (of whom I am one), but the person I have the most concern for at the moment is Terry Gilliam. This has every possibility of crippling him, both emotionally and professionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripplehawk 0 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 It's a big shock RIP Heath Ledger. I liked him in "the Patriot" "4 Feathers and Yes Brokeback Mountain as wellI cannot believe he died I thought someone like Britney Spears or LOhan would die (not that I want them to)but not Heath. THis is truly a shock He was and is one of the only true actors left in Hollywood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Coscina 3 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Still waters run deep. As some others have suggested, Ledger was obviously a tormented person. Look at the roles he had chosen. Most of them were conflicted, darker characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 How sad, another young actor apparently succumbs to his own personal demons.Hopefully he's found peace at last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I heard on the news that it might have been a heart attack. Poor Heath, RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 MSN ArticleApparently he has been having trouble sleeping recently due to stress, and considering sleeping pills were found all around him, looks like he accidentally overdosed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 We won't know what happened for a few days.It could be A heart AttackAn accidental overdose of illegal drugsAn accidental overdose of prescription medicationA deliberate suicide by overdoseNot an overdose but somekind of rare drug side effect or interraction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodMusician 56 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I honestly didn't believe this when I heard it.Its so completely and utterly shocking. I mean, we laugh and prod at the idea of the AP having Brittany's Obit already written, and then BAM... I have to say I first really started to notice him after Brokeback, although I'd seen some of his other films. I was utterly drawn into his dark, deep-ness in Brokback, two senses that NEEDED to be there for the character. Someone you didn't know; couldn't know. Someone who loved and lived and felt far deeper than he let on.And in a way, I wonder if that wasn't Heath as well.I mean, I know when he first was announced as being the Joker, many people were like "WHAT?!" but I mean... honestly... I look forward to this film and the fact that he could go from such roles to other roles with controversy, but confidence, is such an amazing tribute to him.How unfortunate that we will never fully see the fruition of his talents... but how fortunate that we can still have a piece of him with us in those films he has left us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgaFlippinMan 7 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 A likable chap. RIP. Burga - who turned on CNN first thing in the morning and was greeted with this news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 If anyone is truely curious AICN reported this regarding Ledger:Hey folks, Harry here... There's a lot of rumors swirling around right now in regards to Heath and where his involvement with THE DARK KNIGHT was. I got it confirmed from a source involved in Post-Production on THE DARK KNIGHT. Heath's post work was complete. He had indeed finished it, as to not interfere with the production of the film he was doing with Gilliam. We're now working to find out what's going to happen there. The last known photo of Heath was as a clown in that film. Will Terry re-cast? What will happen? We'll try to find out for all of you. But there will be no-dubbing on Heath in THE DARK KNIGHT - his performance was finished.Supposedly now news sources are saying that Ledger was sick with pneumonia at the time and the death was accidental even though the sleeping pills were contributed to his death...but still very tragic indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 What a terrible surprise...he was always very good at what he did, from the films of his I've seen. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docteur Qui 1,544 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Heath's family have made a statement.I'm always more affected by the people around the loss. Truly tragic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg1138 3 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Sounds awful - but I couldn't help but think when I heard the news that this is yet another great piece of viral advertising for The Dark Knight!!!A sad loss - a seemingly genuine man and an actor who was streets ahead of the rest of his generation..........whatever his demons were - RIP Mr Ledger.All together now:We Will, We Will Rock you!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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