It's such an odd thing to write this post. It is surely not my intention to trivialize the passing of Heath Ledger. I have enjoyed a few of his films - "10 Things I Hate About You" and "Monster's Ball" being the two that I have seen. I think it would be unseemly of me to gush about Mr. Ledger.
Instead, I'll state the obvious and say that it is sad that he has died. Especially sad for fanboys like me who were enthused about the forthcoming Dark Knight movie. Much like the feeling I get when I think about the Crow, and how I always think about the death of Brandon Lee...now I will have that same eerie feeling about "The Dark Knight."
"An out-of-control psychopath, sociopath, cold-blooded, mass-murdering clown" was the way Mr. Ledger described the Joker. Sounds to me like he did his homework.
I look forward to seeing this film. It sounds like Ledger really nailed the role, and it should be fun to see this version of the Joker brought to life. I'll be especially appreciative of having the Jack Nicholson Joker pushed back to the recesses of my mind and supplanted with this most recent edition.
Two days before his death, the UK tabloid The Express on Sunday ran an article on Heath Ledger (the above quote was borrowed from that). In the article, among other things, he confessed: "I've never been a fan of comic books and I actually hate comic-book movies – they're mostly just dumb and they bore me. But I thought Batman Begins was very well directed by Chris Nolan and Christian Bale was great in it. I liked the world they created."
Based on the stills and the previews...I'm glad he was able to get past this dislike. Rest in peace, Mr. Ledger.
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