Heath Ledger dies

leekohler · Jan 22, 2008, 03:55 PM

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entert...i_breaking_500

shecky · Jan 22, 2008, 03:57 PM

what the hell? talk about unexpected.

119576 · Jan 22, 2008, 03:58 PM

The hell?

MacNut · Jan 22, 2008, 03:59 PM

Me and Lee both reported this at the same time but since this thread is going Im gonna ask mine be closed.

mactastic · Jan 22, 2008, 04:00 PM

So what kind of drugs are involved?

MacNut · Jan 22, 2008, 04:00 PM

I don't think they know yet.

Lyle · Jan 22, 2008, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by mactastic

So what kind of drugs are involved?

My first thought too. Very sad to hear it; it seemed like he had a promising career ahead.

tobefirst · Jan 22, 2008, 04:01 PM

Wow...this is just crazy.

GFLPraxis · Jan 22, 2008, 04:02 PM

Very sad

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/20...is-found-dead/

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January 22, 2008, 4:42 pm
Actor Heath Ledger Is Found Dead

By Sewell Chan

The actor Heath Ledger was found dead this afternoon in an apartment building at 421 Broome Street in SoHo, according to the New York City police. Mr. Ledger was 28.

At 3:31 p.m., a masseuse arrived at Apartment 5A in the building for an appointment with Mr. Ledger, the police said. The masseuse was let in to the home by a housekeeper, who then knocked on the door of Mr. Ledger’s bedroom. When no one answered, the housekeeper and the masseuse opened the bedroom and found Mr. Ledger unconscious. They shook him, but he did not respond. They immediately called the authorities. The police said they did not suspect foul play and said they found pills near body.

Mr. Ledger, a native of Perth, Australia, won acclaim for his role as a co-star in “Brokeback Mountain”, a 2005 film. The film, based on a short story by Annie Proulx about two cowboys who fall in love, won critical acclaim. Reviewing the film in The New York Times, the critic Stephen Holden wrote, “Mr. Ledger magically and mysteriously disappears beneath the skin of his lean, sinewy character. It is a great screen performance, as good as the best of Marlon Brando and Sean Penn.”

Calls by The New York Times to Mara Buxbaum, a publicist for Mr. Ledger, and Steve Alexander, the actor’s agent, were not immediately returned this afternoon.

I wonder what caused this? I'm suspecting drug overdose if there was a bottle of pills.

And what happens to movies like The Dark Knight when one of the lead actors dies?

mgargan1 · Jan 22, 2008, 04:05 PM

wow... this came out of nowhere!

Sympathies to his family... and his daughter!

MacNut · Jan 22, 2008, 04:07 PM

Depends how far along the movie is in shooting. They can either scrap the film or rewrite it.

scotthayes · Jan 22, 2008, 04:10 PM

I'd never heard of him, had to ask my wife who he was. Still shame when somebody so young dies.

question fear · Jan 22, 2008, 04:10 PM

So sad...he just had a baby recently too.

bc008 · Jan 22, 2008, 04:12 PM

whoa..
i thought this was a joke at first

never really seen any of his movies, and havnt heard about him until brokeback mountain, but all the same

AlBDamned · Jan 22, 2008, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by GFLPraxis

And what happens to movies like The Dark Knight when one of the lead actors dies?

I'm pretty sure Dark Knight would be close to being filmed and in post production. But yeah, very sad.

Queso · Jan 22, 2008, 04:15 PM

Didn't see that one coming. How awful!!

tkidBOSTON · Jan 22, 2008, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by AlBDamned

I'm pretty sure Dark Knight would be close to being filmed and in post production. But yeah, very sad.

The film is in post production.
He was filming a new movie at the time.

But Batman is safe.

sjjordan · Jan 22, 2008, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by bc008

whoa..
i thought this was a joke at first

never really seen any of his movies, and havnt heard about him until brokeback mountain, but all the same

Maybe it is a joke. If you look him up on Wikipedia a giant penis takes up the whole screen. NSFW.

clevin · Jan 22, 2008, 04:23 PM

28 yo

r.i.p.

tkidBOSTON · Jan 22, 2008, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by sjjordan

Maybe it is a joke. If you look him up on Wikipedia a giant penis takes up the whole screen. NSFW.

Took up.

Article is now locked-- as it should be.

MacRumorUser · Jan 22, 2008, 04:28 PM

Sad but it looks like sucide. Feel sorry for those that knew him and he left behind more so than him.

gkarris · 04:43 PM

Whoa!

And I just got my Blu-ray edition of "A Knight's Tale" that Amazon had on sale and was going to watch today. That has to be one of my favorite movies ever...

RIP... you will be missed...

EDIT: Oh, and waiting for my copy of "The Patriot" as part of the 5 free discs... So sad when this happens to someone famous.

tjcampbell · Jan 22, 2008, 04:32 PM

This is a total shame. He was an awesome actor and a great guy.

mactastic · Jan 22, 2008, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by MacRumorUser

Sad but it looks like sucide. Feel sorry for those that knew him and he left behind more so than him.

More likely an accident unless there's some evidence that he offed himself deliberately?

mashinhead · Jan 22, 2008, 04:38 PM

from what i'm reading it seems like a suicide. but i don't. really shocking, he was a very good actor

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