All the good ones get it
It's been a long time since we've lost someone famous and young. The last one I can think about that I gave two shits about was Kurt Cobain.
Today, Heath Ledger was found dead. Thanks to Law to letting me know though I'm now quite saddened. He was a truly gifted actor, really standing out from the new generation. He was a throwback to tough guys like Clint Eastwood with the modern twist of bravery that guided him to films like Brokeback Mountain and most recently, I'm Not There.
He was slated to appear as the Joker in this summer's sequel to Batman Begins and knowing Hollywood, it will probably be released with him in it. The film is already in post production and now will carry it's eerie stigma.
The implication is already that Ledger committed suicide with sleeping pills. I cannot imagine what a blow this will be to his family.
I don't feel qualified to mourn him, really. I only know him from pictures and movies, but he was going to be the first great actor of my generation. Maybe he's hanging out with James Dean.
1 comment:
odd, but last week I was about to post something about celebrity deaths, and refer to Bon Scott, the one celeb death that I remember where I was when I heard, but since his death date is a few weeks away, I put it aside... I don't have an opinion on Heath's death (yet).. I'll see if his "Joker" performance gives me one.
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