AS his lauded performance in The Dark Knight drew continued focus on his sad passing, more tragedy has hit Heath Ledger’s Hollywood circle. The Aussie actor’s make-up artist, Lucy Crawford, is battling serious injuries after she was the victim of a hit-and-run car accident. A woman driver was charged over the weekend in relation to [...]
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Christian Bale reveals ‘Dark’ details
May 28th, 2008 
admin Christian Bale hopes “The Dark Knight” will be a fitting celebration of the late Heath Ledger’s film career. The 34-year-old Bale talked to details.com about Ledger’s performance. “[Ledger] was incredibly intense in his performance but incredibly mellow and laid-back. Certainly there was this great anarchistic streak to it—just getting dirtier than anybody’s envisioned the Joker [...]
Heath Ledger spooked Dark Knight crew
April 17th, 2008 admin April 16, 2008 08:55am HEATH Ledger was reportedly told to seek professional help for his personal problems while filming The Dark Knight. The late Australian actor – who tragically died from an accidental prescription drugs overdose in January – was reportedly warned he had become too obsessed with his portrayal of iconic Batman villain The [...]
Crew honors Ledger by not distorting Joker role
March 16th, 2008 admin LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) — This time out, there’s no vat of chemicals to explain how Batman’s greatest enemy came to be the twisted sociopath known as the Joker. Director Christopher Nolan said there will be no changes to the film or marketing of “The Dark Knight.” Heath Ledger’s Joker springs full-blown in this summer’s [...]
Heath Ledger Remembered By Todd Haynes, ‘Dark Knight’ Co-Star: ‘He Did Work That Just Blew Me Away’
March 3rd, 2008 admin ‘I’m Not There’ director recalls late actor as ‘so insanely gifted and so humble.’ By Shawn Adler SANTA MONICA, California — Honored with the inaugural Robert Altman Award at the recent Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, the cast and crew of “I’m Not There” walked the blue carpet with great satisfaction and pride. But also [...]
Knight faces dark dilemma: How to promote film after Ledger’s death?
February 9th, 2008 admin By Scott Bowles, USA TODAY LOS ANGELES — With just a few months to market one of the biggest films of the year, Warner Bros. faces the task of selling The Dark Knight without Heath Ledger — and the appearance that it is exploiting the actor’s unexpected demise. The movie is hardly the first to [...]
The Dark Knight Without Heath Ledger
February 7th, 2008 admin How will Warner Bros. sell a summer blockbuster marked by tragedy? By Kim Masters Knight’s Tale: Despite persistent rumors that Heath Ledger had not finished recording all his lines for the upcoming Batman movie, Warner Bros. insists that director Christopher Nolan got what he needed while filming. Warner has kept largely mum about how it [...]
