Heath Ledger Dead at 28

[KingVoyeur]

Holy shit! :mad:

Heath Ledger Found Dead in NYC (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22788914/)

[Batman777]

CNN is reporting that the actor Heatch Ledger was found dead today in a Manhattan hotel room...NO report of cause of death....Very shocking and sad

[fastcar]

Holy Effing Shit!

[Trazalca]

:(

He's not kidding folks. Looks to be legit.

Just.... wow. I'm stunned.

:(

[Al-Dog]

Once again (possible) drugs.

Actor Heath Ledger is found dead (http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/22/actor-heath-ledger-is-found-dead/)

[Batman777]

Time of death at this point is being stated as 3:26 pm est......police got call of cardiac arrest at 2:27 pm.....New York City police responded to call

[Batman777]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/22/heath.ledger.dead/index.html

[HudsonTaco]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22788914/?GT1=10755

[rappites]

OMG!!!

Holy Effing Shit is right!!!

WOW!!!

Very sad news indeed.

[The Tyrant Virus]

This is just unbelievable. :(

I've been a fan of his since 10 Things I Hate About You.

I still can't wrap my head around this news.

[Gentlemen Death]

Yea, this is pretty fucked up...Sad news...

Especially with his upcoming movie The Dark Night...Man...Not sure what to say..

He was a good actor and will be missed. Take care, homie!

[DarkJedi]

I remember thinking the exact same things with River Phoenix and Brandon Lee...

Truly shocking..

And the media may be quick to point out that there was drugs in his apartment..but those drugs were over the counter sleeping pills. Nothing illegal. This doesn't automatically effing mean Ledger purposely committed suicide. Sheesh, wait for the coroner's report at least.

[Kaeos]

Wow. Just wow.

Is it wrong that I sit here and think it should have been Brittany. This guy was a good actor. And young.

This sucks. :(

[DarkJedi]

This goes in our celebrity forum..and there's already a thread there.

[Jakester]

I am, like it seems are all of you, completely stunned.
I truly hope this was something natural or completely accidental. At this point it's simply too early to tell, so I'm just left extending my thoughts and prayers to his family and friends, especially to his little girl.

[Outsydr]

And the media may be quick to point out that there was drugs in his apartment..but those drugs were over the counter sleeping pills. Nothing illegal. This doesn't automatically effing mean Ledger purposely committed suicide. Sheesh, wait for the coroner's report at least.


The reports have indicated prescription meds were found in that room, J. Maybe we should wait for the autopsy, okay?

[mckracken]

DAMN... I was busy getting kicked out of my house today for the termite fumigation and tenting to realize that Heath had died!!!
this is really shocking and sudden and completely unexpected...

R.I.P. HEATH Jan 22, 2008

[colmatrix]

:( I can't believe it. First Brad Renfro, now Heath Ledger. Two young men who went way before they should have. God be with their families, friends, and fans now.

[DarkJedi]

The reports have indicated prescription meds were found in that room, J. Maybe we should wait for the autopsy, okay?

Most definitely agree with you, Outy.

That's what was ticking me off a bit earlier. Two hours after they announced him as dead, I had four emails saying I need to update the article on the main site side with "Ruled a suicide"..

Wtf....Not sure what those 4 people were thinking but until someone does an autopsy, nothing is ruled out.

And now there's reports that hasn't been sleeping for more than an hour at a time since filming The Dark Knight..plus he may have been sick. He may have just took too many sleeping pills and or it mixed with whatever medication he had for his sickness causing this..Nobody knows and yet there's a ton of grim reapers around waving their crystal balls and passing judgement on the guy.

[TrekSucksHard]

That was rather unexpected...

[fastcar]

Yet we can't get Britney, Lindsay, and Paris off the mortal coil.

[Queen Mae]

:( I can't believe it. First Brad Renfro, now Heath Ledger. Two young men who went way before they should have. God be with their families, friends, and fans now.

Yes, but with Renfro it was expected. I'm surprised he lasted as long as he did.

Things were really weird in NYC last night. It's really affected everyone in a surprising way. You can't go anywhere without people talking about it. My friend is friends with a lot of young actors (no one famous) and they are all completely devastated over his death. He was kind of a role model to them because he was an actor first and being famous never seemed like it really mattered to him.

I actually have an appointment today on the block where his apartment is located. I don't know why, but that just freaks me out a little..... I think because this was so unexpected.

[Scotia]

Really tragic stuff. So much potential and so many great performances yet to come.

Tough year for young actors.

[neglet]

Yeah, despite his looks and success he seemed to be about the craft and to have his head on straight, which is why I think people are so shocked and want to know why and how this could have happened.

The autopsy is today, so maybe we'll know more soon. On the morning news they were saying it's very rare for a healthy young man to OD on prescription sleeping pills, but there could have been interactions with other medications (one reporter said he may have had pneumonia), or who knows, it could have been some congential condition like a heart defect or a stroke. Whatever happened, it's a very sad tragedy and a total waste of talent. I feel sorry for his little girl; by all accounts he was a doting father and that's the saddest thing of all.

[sickness]

You know, it's a common expression to say "this felt like a punch to the gut" when a celeb dies unexpectedly but this is more like a punch to the nuts. Probably the most talented and varied actor since at least a young DeNiro or Pachino, maybe Brando, and the guy is gone. The worst part, and probably what affects us all the most I'm guessing, is that he never let any of it go to his head. He was about as normal as your could be in this business.

I'm sorry, I just can't wrap my head around this yet.

[fastcar]

I don't know how I feel about all the coverage. There's been a lot comparisons to James Dean in terms of talent and cultural impact. I don't know if that's an accurate description. They have similar resumes with a few big movies that defined their iconic status. Dean had Rebel, Giant, and Eden. Ledger had Monster's Ball, Brokeback, and the yet to be seen Dark Knight. Some might even put Candy into that list. But to compare Heath Ledger to James Dean in terms of lasting cultural impact. I think if you went back 15 years people said the same thing about River Phoenix. How much do people talk about him now?

I think everything has been sensationalized because he was such a quiet and reserved guy. Was Renfro's death splashed all over the 24 news media? It was kind of expected. He wasn't as big as Ledger in terms of star power at his death.

In 20 years how would someone update Helnwein's "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" painting? Will it include Heath Ledger, Anna Nicole Smith, and Kurt Cobain?

[KingVoyeur]

I'm still kind of stunned by it, it's really sad. Found some more news on some of the stuff he had been working on, including a new Terry Gilliam film as well as directing his first film. This really, really sucks. :( :mad:

Unfinished Projects (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117979492.html?categoryid=13&cs=1)

[Trazalca]

It amazes me how often news of a celebrity's death will instill sudden jolts of nostalgia
or fond reminiscence over favored moments that an actor or actress brought to us
that either touched us, made us laugh, move us on some emotional or thought provoking level, or fill us with wonder. As it did for me when I heard about Suzanne Pleshette. She had died of respiratory failure as a result of her battle with cancer.
It was very sad to hear of her passing. I was surprised, but not terribly shocked.
Shock usually isn't among those reactions, at least one that lasts for so long as it
does for Heath Ledger.

It was like seeing a career or a life that was about to bust out with promise,
only to get snuffed out as quickly as a flick of a light switch.

I'm still stunned. By all rights, I cannot help but feel that he shouldn't be dead.
He just shouldn't be. Accident or not, it makes no sense.
All we can do is accept the loss and grief, and move on. I got that.
But the sudden online flood of memorials throughout so many websites, coming so quick? It's disturbing.

I mean, why do I have to suddenly find myself barraged with memorials so freakin' quick after someone dies? With no time to grieve, or process the information, suddenly I'm supposed to just accept that Heath's dead and just go along
with the memorials on Youtube/IMDB/Mania/Yahoo/pick-any-website?

I need time to let it sink in, damn it. Just give me a moment before you start
performing online wakes and eulogies. I don't want to see freakin' slideshows.
I don't want to read about the list of movies he did or didn't do.
HE JUST DIED A FEW HOURS AGO!!!

JUST GIVE ME A DAMN MOMENT, OKAY???

It's all just too quick and too sudden. It's unbearable.

Nobody saw this coming. Nobody. No time for prep, either on an emotional or
psychological level, was ever given. No heads up. Nothing. Just BOOM.
He's found dead in a hotel room. It makes no freakin' sense.

What's even puzzling to me is that I was a casual fan at best for him,
no different than for any other actor in Hollywood. And my anticipation
for his turn as the Joker was tremendous (and still is!).

It's sad. But I also think that the media is way too freakishly eager to put
out such news. You can almost see the relishing, greedy, teeth-baring lips
of the media, dripping with salivatory need to share in the sudden death
of someone at the cusp of delivering an even bigger show of attention.

Do news outlets have some special death button they push that once
a celeb bites the dust, where memorials just magically popout for all to see?
Complete with flower wreaths, cheap midi files of Celine Dion songs in the
background, and pictures of the dearly departed with the edges slightly blurred
off into a white border frame? The level of insensitivity to such an immediate
response is simply dreadful.

Now I have to listen to endless comparisons among cinefiles about his life
as compared to Brandon Lee, River Phoenix and James Dean.
What a load of bullcrap. It wasn't supposed to happen. It wasn't supposed to
be like this. It just wasn't.

It just plain sucks.

[KingVoyeur]

I can understand people being eager for information as a way to wrap their heads around what happened and to try and cope (everyone copes differently), but what I can't understand (and detest) is people trying to capitalize on it. I was just looking at a movie poster site to see if any new posters were up, and I saw that the prices for the two styles of The Dark Knight posters have skyrocketed to 80 bucks a piece. That's just sick. :mad:

[Lavoruis]

Its sad but, from what I heard he immersed himself too much
becoming the Joker , He also had reservations early on doing this project
some method actors can't shake off the characters the portray

Case in point Max van Sydow, He protrayed Jesus in a 50's or 60's
he really had bad time of it . he stopped acting for a couple years
nor did it help that ledger was divorced the down ward tail spin started then,

He was in rehab a few months back, his friends said he was depressed
no, really. somebody should been there for him he was crying out for help.
I really feel sorry for him and his family

I too sufferd from depression it's not easy, but I finally got help.

[fastcar]

Heath and Michelle weren't married. They were engaged. That has been a common misconception throughout the media coverage.

[Trazalca]

And on the topic of misconceptions from the media,
this blurb from IMDB.com explains it further.
It only adds to what I ranted about earlier.

Ledger Death Poses Problems for Warner Bros.

The death of Heath Ledger on Tuesday is likely to pose a considerable marketing problem for Warner Bros., which is due to release the Batman movie The Dark Knight on July 18, in which Ledger plays The Joker. Daily Variety pointed out that one of the first posters to be released in advance of the film's opening shows Ledger as The Joker drawing a clown's smile on a mirror with lipstick and the words, "Why So Serious?" A studio insider told the trade publication: "The Joker character is dealing with chaos and life and death and a lot of dark themes. ... Everyone is going to interpret every line out of his mouth in a different way now." Meanwhile, original reports by New York police that Ledger died of a probable drug overdose were revised. An NYPD spokesman said late Tuesday that no illegal drugs were found in his apartment, although prescription sleeping pills were found near his bed. Meanwhile, Editor & Publisher commented today (Wednesday), "If you watched the story of Heath Ledger's death explode chaotically across the Internet, with facts, errors, inconsistencies and confusions flying every which way, you may have concluded that in the new digital media's race to break stories in minutes, accuracy has been left in the dust." It warned that while in the past, journalists had hours to vet and craft a story, reporting now often "unfolds in real time."

[fastcar]

There will be countless comparisons between his death and his portrayal of the Joker. And to add to it...

http://www.dreamagic.com/roger/theCrow.gif


http://www.moviesonline.ca/movie-gallery/albums/TheDarkKnight/darkknight-1.jpg

[Bill_the_Pony]

And of course, those inbred baboons at Westboro Baptist Church are taking exploiting this like the parasites that they are. (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,324966,00.html)

Wasn't there an X-Files episode about them? :mad:

[Woodwraith]

And of course, those inbred baboons at Westboro Baptist Church are taking exploiting this like the parasites that they are. (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,324966,00.html)

Wasn't there an X-Files episode about them? :mad:


This picketing they do seems very hateful and venomous and is I believe, contradictory to the religion. It is them that uses the Lord's name in vain. Who are they to judge? He who has not sinned cast the first stone. If they really beived what they read then neither of them would be throwing stones. Jesus would not approve. They should leave such judgement up to God. Sorry, got worked up.

I just learned of this tragic news tonight. I am really shocked by this news, and my night is pretty much shot. Heath was a great actor. He will be missed. God Bless.

[RedKarma]

I remember thinking the exact same things with River Phoenix and Brandon Lee...



It's funny you should mention Brandon Lee. They were showing a few clips from the new Batman movie, and a certain shot of Heath standing in the street made me think of Brandon's character in "The Crow".

What a tragic loss.

[WhiteKnight]

And of course, those inbred baboons at Westboro Baptist Church are taking exploiting this like the parasites that they are. (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,324966,00.html)

Somebody, preferably Bale in full Batman garb, should attend the ceremony and kick the ever loving shit out of them if they do. These people are just sick F*cks. :mad: Their deaths will be their punishment for being fucking assholes.

[WhiteKnight]

And actually, while I agree every line Ledger has in The Dark Knight will now be analysed to the point of insanity by people who want to believe he was suicidal or that the role somehow drove him to it, I don't think it is going to hurt this film in the way of marketing. In fact, I think you're going to have many more people who wouldn't have seen had Ledger not died than you could ever have expected prior to this tragedy.

Personally, until I hear differently in a press release, I chose to believe Ledger was suffering from depression and insomnia and, for no other reason than he wanted to get some sleep so he could get back on track, took some sleeping pills and accidentally overdosed.

I was watching The View on my lunch break, and those hags are trying to insinuate the massage therapist and Mary Kate Olsen staged a giant coverup. Sick bitches.

[fastcar]

I'm going to guess that we're looking at something in the neighborhood of pulmonary or cardiac problems associated with taking multiple medications to treat depression, pneumonia, and sleep deprivation. I'm sure mixing an antihistamine with ambien was not a smart idea. Especially if he was taking more than one and only getting 1-2 hours of sleep.

Ruling: Accidental overdose, not suicide, not drug abuse.

[Jakester]

I was watching The View on my lunch break, and those hags are trying to insinuate the massage therapist and Mary Kate Olsen staged a giant coverup. Sick bitches.

It's already come out that neither Olsen sister owned, or ever owned that apartment. Those reports were incorrect.

I'm with you guys -- accident, plain and simple. Prescription meds can interact in unexpected ways, and if he was taking mroe than prescribed in an attempt to sort himself out (lots of people think, if 1 doesn't work, why not two or three) and, being sleep deprived as he'd previously indicated, I'm sure his judgment was impaired. It's all a bad recipe for a fatal mistake.

[SinbadtheSailor]

I just watched "Candy" and I thought it was another great performance by Heath Ledger. If your a fan, I highly recommend it.
Heath took on some pretty versatile roles in his shorts years and I believe he would of excelled to even greater heights.
His death, regardless of the circumstances was very tragic.

[fastcar]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/06/heath.ledger/index.html
Accidental overdose... quite a laundry list of stuff there, though.

[Still Crazy]

I figured it would be a mix of stuff, not a bunch of one or another pills, but a mix. As soon as I heard anti-anxiety and sleeping pills I figured he had accidently mixed the two. Which may not be common knowledge. My doctor told me not to mix the two when I was on the anti-anxiety pills as almost a side note as I was walking out of the office. Had I not researched how dangerous the two are I would have never known the mixture of even one anti-anxiety and one prescription sleeping pill can kill. Come to think about it I think even anti-anxiety with an OTC sleeping pill might be enought to kill.

[Jakester]

My wife's a scientist, and I used to work in a pharmacy, so that sort of thing is obvious to me, and, although most pharmacies have programs to alert you of dangerous interactions amongst the medications you are taking, you have to have had them filled at the same drugstore (or chain). I'm betting Ledger, what with going from here to there, had them filled wherever, and probably by someone else, so no one said anything to him. And again, running on no sleep, etc, I'm sure his judgment was impaired, so this obviously was simply a mistake. Unfortunately, a fatal one.

[fastcar]

So, Jakey, does your wife ever find the opportunity to say,

"Back off, man. I'm a scientist."

I would.

[Gentlemen Death]

Yea, that was quite a bit of pills to be taken.....:headscratch:

[Jakester]

No. She didn't think Ghostbusters was very funny. *sigh*

[fastcar]

Shame.....

[Jakester]

It's downright depressing, is what it is.

[neglet]

It's downright depressing, is what it is.

Maybe you should get a prescription for Xanax.:ohwell:

[Jakester]

I know a guy who won't be needing his anymore...

[fastcar]

He won't be needing an Olsen anymore either.

[Woodwraith]

You know what I find odd, is that the masseuse called Kate Olsen when she found him unconsious instead of 911. That massuese was an idiot.

[mckracken]

that is kind of odd, perhaps she had special instructions? After all, you dont call 911 for celebrity emergencies... you call Mary Olsen!