BREAKING: Heath Ledger Dead at 27

Posted by Dr. Cole Abaius (cole.abaius@filmschoolrejects.com) on January 22, 2008

In shocking news today, Heath Ledger – the most current incarnation of The Joker in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film The Dark Knight – was found dead in his New York City apartment. The cause of death is still unknown.

CNN has a short blurb regarding the Oscar-nominated actor.

Update: The New York Times has confirmed that Ledger was found dead in his SOHO apartment earlier this afternoon. His masseuse went to his apartment and found him in his bedroom unconscious.

Stay tuned to FSR for more information. As more details come in, and as my hands stop shaking, we’ll make them available.

Heath Ledger will certainly be missed.

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Nate

Shocking, almost at loss for words. A dark day in film history. What a fine actor we've lost.

Allynd Dudnikov

RIP.

Jordan

jesus. what a loss. he had such promise. i hope its not suicide like its being reported, he had so much to live for. its weird to wish for a regular death, but at least then it wasn't his choice to abandon his child.

Microbefox

I was shocked when i put on the BBC News this afternoon. I didn't believe it until I did a Google News search to confirm this. It really is a sad day. I'm not ruling anything yet about his death. The media can always make this seem like an OD case. I can only hope for a complication with medication due to on going condition.

I hope Nolan dedicates Dark Knight to Ledger no matter the outcome.

Rad

All part of a viral campaign.

Jordan

rad thats really crass and not at all appropriate.

Lo

This is terrible, as is Brad Renfro's death last week which you didn't post!

RIP Heath.

Microbefox

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Alegra

What a sad loss.

Heath was 28, not 27.

Advo

RIP to Heath and as much as i am not a huge fan, when i heard dood was playing the joker and seeing the wonders he did with the role as to where i couldn't recognize the guy under the makeup, i became a huge fan....bur alas rest in peace brother