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BREAKING: Heath Ledger Dead at 27
Posted by 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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11 Comments
January 22nd, 2008 at 5:38 pm
Shocking, almost at loss for words. A dark day in film history. What a fine actor we’ve lost.
January 22nd, 2008 at 6:23 pm
RIP.
January 22nd, 2008 at 6:56 pm
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.
January 22nd, 2008 at 8:24 pm
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.
January 22nd, 2008 at 9:41 pm
All part of a viral campaign.
January 22nd, 2008 at 9:47 pm
rad thats really crass and not at all appropriate.
January 23rd, 2008 at 12:05 am
This is terrible, as is Brad Renfro’s death last week which you didn’t post!
RIP Heath.
January 23rd, 2008 at 1:09 am
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January 23rd, 2008 at 2:45 am
What a sad loss.
Heath was 28, not 27.
January 23rd, 2008 at 4:38 am
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
January 23rd, 2008 at 10:47 am
People have rumoured that Michelle Williams was at Sundance promoting the film Incendiary, but I read that she was not from several other sources at Sundance. In fact it was assumed she has been in Sweden working on another film. Can you confirm if she was or not?