It's been 10 years since Heath Ledger passed away.

[AnonymityX1000]

That was the story for years about it. His sister said that it wasn't the case but it was the urban legend
https://www.google.com/amp/www.tele...-overdose-wasnt-result-joker-role-claims/amp/

It was not the story for years. Someone made a movie after the fact stating that while ignoring all the drugs he had in his system and his history of insomnia.

 

[AnonymityX1000]

No. No he wasn't. Hardy was good, don't get me wrong. But Ledger was legitimately terrifying. So much so that he's pretty much ruined my perception of almost every "scary" comic book movie villain since.

Whatever dude, sorry you got scared from a movie. I hope you weren't older than 12 when you saw it or that's pretty pitiful. lol

 

[KravenMorehead™]

Not that he wasn't great but dying helped his reputation as the greatest villain ever. Tom Hardy was just as good in TDKR IMO.

right

 

[x-factor7]

RIP

I read Nolan had him in mind as Arthur in Inception, may have had him be the lead in Interstellar. Dude was destined for some great roles

 

[Brozay]

how many great roles did we miss out on?

im watching TDK right now and its such an incredible performance

 

[the cool]

you either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain

 

[LordDeathwatch]

I'm not going to desecrate an individual's thread for remembrance by arguing over his merits in a film or reducing his entire filmography to one role.

So I'll just say he's yet another great talent lost too soon to drugs and he'll always be my favorite Joker.

 

[Soymuscle Mike]

It wasn't just him dying, it was the fact he pretty much died from getting too deep into character. You can only appreciate the dedication to the craft

This has been refuted by everyone who knew him/was a part of TDK, even recently by Michael Jai White: