Heath Ledger

Gay cowboy from Brokeback Mountain.

Dead.

WTF???

He's an Aussie you know. I heard nothing but good things about him as the Joker in Dark Knight and was looking forward to that film. It won't be the same now and he was only 28. :(

Very little on the net but BBC news says he was found dead at his flat in Manhattan. Shame, RIP.

Edit: NYPD say its possibly drug related

wow, that's pretty surprising. RIP.

(I guess that throws yet another Terry Gilliam film into production limbo.)

crikey, that is a shock!

very harsh posting on IMDB board here

Only if you're a registered user.

Go on - repost it ;o)

it was talking about the giliam film

WHEN DOES FILMING WRAP? by ladiesman07 (Tue Jan 15 2008 03:53:32) WHEN DOES FILMING WRAP?

Re: WHEN DOES FILMING WRAP? by tron57 27 minutes ago (Tue Jan 22 2008 13:58:21) probably today....

ouch!

That's brilliant!

I'm changing my name to Ladiesman07

Pills were found?

R.I.P.

Leaves a young child behind.

Very sad news......

Just found out he was in Home and Away. Strange how crap Aussie soaps seem to be throwing up Hollywood stars.

Can honestly say,that i dont think ive ever seen one of his movies,

thoughts for the folk he leaves behind.

Gazman wrote: Can honestly say,that i dont think ive ever seen one of his movies,

thoughts for the folk he leaves behind.

You not seen Brokeback? Thought you'd have it on DVD.

Burt Reynolds wrote:

Gazman wrote: Can honestly say,that i dont think ive ever seen one of his movies,

thoughts for the folk he leaves behind.

You not seen Brokeback? Thought you'd have it on DVD.

Thats quite funny....

..for you Burt

:D

One of the few times I'm genuinely surprised by a celeb's passing (I think the last time was Phil Hartman). Very sad, no matter what was involved. :(

Spotnick wrote: Sad news indeed... I liked that actor since I saw him in 10 Things I Hate About You.

He just finished the shooting for Batman, he's playing the Joker.

10 Things is the only film of his I've ever watched, honestly couldn't remember who he was till I saw the pic from the movie. RIP

Ladiesman07 wrote: Gay cowboy from Brokeback Mountain.

Dead.

I bet this was his greatest fear, that he would die and this would be his only headline tag. Not that there was anything wrong with him doing the movie, it's just sad that millions of people tonight are probably reducing his life to the lame line "did you hear that gay cowboy from Brokeback OD'ed and just died".

Chris Nash wrote:

Ladiesman07 wrote: That's brilliant!

I'm changing my name to Ladiesman07

Colin - the name of the guy who posted the 'funny' was Tron57...

Pretend you're 'Ladiesman' if you like though...

I never even noticed that!

Gazman wrote: Can honestly say,that i dont think ive ever seen one of his movies,

thoughts for the folk he leaves behind.

Come on then - who's been thinking about the drugs he left behind?

Sorry.

pumped full of drugs wrote:

Ladiesman07 wrote: Gay cowboy from Brokeback Mountain.

Dead.

I bet this was his greatest fear, that he would die and this would be his only headline tag. Not that there was anything wrong with him doing the movie, it's just sad that millions of people tonight are probably reducing his life to the lame line "did you hear that gay cowboy from Brokeback OD'ed and just died".

Sadly, or otherwise, that seems to be how his life will be defined. From the Guardian this morning:

Heath Ledger, Oscar nominated star of Brokeback Mountain, dies aged 28

Heath Ledger, the Australian actor nominated for an Oscar in 2006 for his depiction of a brooding gay cowboy, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment yesterday. He was 28.

Link

Just seems that no matter how long you spend away from the place, someone from Australia will always be 'an Australian' in people's eyes.

Hang on, Terry Gilliam's making a Batman movie?

no, the batman movie finished, this was a film that is in production that he was in

have a look on imbd, the title seems right up your street

cheers. suppose it's flogged now :(