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The Latest Breaking News from Heath Ledger

The Odyssey star admits being replaced by Scarlett Johansson on Oscar-winning film still ‘hurts’

Samantha Morton is currently earning rave reviews for her role as Circe in Christopher Nolan’s epic movie

The Independent UK

Samantha Morton felt Heath Ledger comparison was 'bittersweet'

The Odyssey actress Samantha Morton found it "bittersweet" to be compared to the late Heath Ledger.

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Samantha Morton hails Heath Ledger-style comparison with her work in The Odyssey as ‘very moving’

The Oscar-nominated actress has spoken of her emotional reaction after Christopher Nolan and producer Emma Thomas likened the crew’s response to her performance in The Odyssey to the applause Heath Ledger received while filming The Dark Knight.

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The Independent UK

Christopher Nolan compares The Odyssey actor to Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight

The Oscar-winning director revealed the actor earned a spontaneous round of applause from the film crew

The Independent UK

For The First Time Since Heath Ledger, A Christopher Nolan Actor Got A Standing Ovation On Set

This is quite impressive.

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Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey filming featured a moment only before seen 20 years ago on The Dark Knight

High praise for one actor

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Many people dream of meeting their favorite celebrities, but the chances of that actually happening are pretty slim. So for most fans, a wax museum is the closest they can get to standing next to the real thing. Unfortunately, not every wax figure looks as lifelike as people might hope.…

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Quote of the Day by Heath Ledger: ‘There is no Yoda, there's no one who points you in the right…’ Are you letting other people decide your future? This statement by Batman’s Joker is a wake-up call

Quote of the Day: Heath Ledger’s words offer a refreshing alternative to the constant pressure for certainty and approval. They suggest that uncertainty is not a weakness but an inevitable part of the human experience. Instead of measuring ourselves against others or endlessly seeking external validation, the quote encourages us…

The Economic Times

Paul Bettany 'overwhelmed with sadness' over Heath Ledger's death

Paul Bettany feels "overwhelmed with sadness" when he thinks about his late friend and A Knight's Tale co-star Heath Ledger.

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“David's completely focused on the space ahead of him... the hairs on Brandon’s arm were standing straight up. Then the hairs on the back of my neck went up”: We get new insight into the making of an eerily prophetic David Bowie song

Our recent interview with Bowie guitarist David Torn gave us a fascinating window into Bowie’s process when making his latter-era classic Heathen

MusicRadar

With The Boys finale, it's official: Antony Starr's performance as Homelander puts him in the comic-book pantheon alongside Heath Ledger's Joker and Hugh Jackman's Wolverine

OPINION | The Boys finale gives one of comic-book storytelling's great supervillains a fittingly sublime end

Total Film

Quote of the day by Academy Award winner Heath Ledger: ‘If you make decisions based upon people's reactions or judgments, then you…’ – The Dark Knight star’s lesson on how to be unbothered by societal pressures

Quote of the day: Heath Ledger, an actor known for his fearless pursuit of complex roles, defied expectations by embracing challenging characters. His transformative performance as the Joker in 'The Dark Knight' redefined his legacy, earning him a posthumous Academy Award. Ledger's career exemplified the courage to make bold choices,…

The Economic Times

I Miss 'Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms.' But This 25 Year-Old Cult Classic Scratches That Itch

25 years before 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,' Heath Ledger played a different would-be knight jousting for glory in 'A Knight's Tale.'

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The Independent UK

Kate Mara: ‘Me and the kids live and breathe Arsenal – whether we like it or not’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The actor is one of three female leads in Apple TV+’s new glossy drama ‘Imperfect Women’. She talks to Annabel Nugent about how rare an opportunity that is, taking rejection in her stride, and why it took so long to star in a film with her sister…

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The 25 Wildest Secrets Ever Revealed In Celebrity Memoirs

"Instead of facing the inevitable agony of losing her, I broke up with the beautiful and brilliant Julia Roberts.”

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15 Actors Who Passed Away Before Their Final Movies Hit The Screen

From Hollywood legends to rising stars, these 15 actors left their final mark on screen posthumously.

Evening Standard

Rose Byrne: ‘I’m a 10-year-old girl’ around Kylie

The Australian actress also told Tatler’s April issue about working with the late Heath Ledger.

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Cinemablend

Paul Bettany Gets Real About It Still Being ‘Difficult’ To Process Heath Ledger’s Death

The two actors were close on the set of A Knight's Tale.

The Independent UK

Queen. Bowie. Heath Ledger. No wonder A Knight’s Tale is a classic

FLASHBACKS: Millennials understood that a movie that mixed Heath Ledger in armour with David Bowie and Geoffrey Chaucer couldn’t go wrong. Patrick Smith salutes the return of a lurid, anachronistic trendsetter

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: new Coalition frontbench revealed; ‘systemic’ racism at universities; and stories of Heath Ledger on set

Angus Taylor has named his new lineup with Tim Wilson among the winners after Sussan Ley was deposed as leader of the Liberal party

The Guardian - UK

‘Heath Ledger knocked my tooth out jousting with a broom’: how we made A Knight’s Tale

‘The lances were made of balsa wood and filled with uncooked spaghetti – so that when they broke, there’d be an explosion of what looked like splinters’

The Guardian - AU

Wil Anderson: ‘I honestly believe being mistaken for Adam Hills is one of the great gifts of my life’

The comedian and podcast host on his cringeworthy interview with Heath Ledger, his perfect comedy movie, and the secret to improvising a new show every night

Cinemablend

Dark Knight Superfan Jacob Elordi Revealed One Cool Way It Plays Into His Oscar Nomination: 'Thank You To Heath Ledger'

The Frankenstein actor just earned his first Oscar nod.

Cinemablend

That Time Heath Ledger Was Jokingly Shaded By One Of His Dark Knight Co-Stars For Landing The Joker Role

A member of The Dark Knight cast reflects on Ledger’s iconic role.

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