Heath Ledger Immortalised Forever As A Tacky Action Figure

There are some people who say that you attract even more fame for yourself once you’ve kicked the bucket. Princess Diana, Elvis, 2pac, Marilyn Monroe and John Lennon all still have an iconic following.

This year, Heath Ledger unexpectedly joined that list after he died from an accidental drugs overdose. Hollywood was in shock as a talented young actor was taken away from us. The news also allowed a few inevitabilities, too. Actors and actresses would unite in grief – from those who had worked with him and those who hadn’t - and the unreleased films Ledger had been working on would be certain box office smashes, plus someone somewhere would cash in along the line. And we’ve just discovered what they'll be cashing in with.

The Heath Ledger doll.

This isn't a piss-poor attempt to make a six-inch figure of Heath Ledger himself, though. No, it’s actually Heath Ledger immortalised as The Joker from the upcoming Batman film.

So what we literally have is a toy depicting The Joker and all we have to do is imagine that this is Heath Ledger. Will the box literally say on the front 'The Joker from Batman The Dark Knight – as played by Heath Ledger . You know the guy who died shortly after filming. It made the news and everything'?

Whilst we know that new Batman dolls are realised each time a new film is released, it does seem somewhat dodgy to brand it as 'the Heath Ledger' doll. No other actors/actresses have had the character they played publicly branded on to the box to help shift a few more.

We’re positive that Arnold Schwarzenegger would have loved to put his name against his character Mr. Freeze in 1997’s crapfest that was Batman and Robin. 

Even more amazing is the fact that this isn’t the brainchild of the film's distributor Warner Brothers. While it'll always encourage anything to make itself money, the idea came from Ledger’s family. Let’s just hope they're just spreading the joy of their son to millions and not taking a cutting of any profit made. 

Still, it could have been worse. He could have been immortalised as one of those gay cowboys that would have only been available in specialist shops. If you know what we mean. 

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