Articles tagged with: Heath Ledger
The Dark Knight Makes Even More Money. Not That We’re Jealous or Anything…
The Dark Knight has only ruddy well gone and done it again. No, not struck down another member of the cast or crew with the 'curse', which is apparently floating around these days. The film has gone and broken the record for the fastest $400 million in box office history, making the money in a frankly ridiculous 18 days. Imagine making four hundred million dollars in 18 days. How many tricks you'd have to pull to draw in that amount... it's hard to take in. Though it would also be hard to take in if you pulled $400 million-worth of tricks, let's be honest here. But at least it shows that maybe, just maybe, Christopher Nolan's film is living up to its reputation, even with the extra bits of accidental hype popping up here and there.
The Dark Knight has only ruddy well gone and done it again. No, not struck down another member of the cast or crew with the 'curse', which is apparently floating around these days. The film has gone and broken the record for the fastest $400 million in box office history, making the money in a frankly ridiculous 18 days. Imagine making four hundred million dollars in 18 days. How many tricks you'd have to pull to draw in that amount... it's hard to take in. Though it would also be hard to take in if you pulled $400 million-worth of tricks, let's be honest here. But at least it shows that maybe, just maybe, Christopher Nolan's film is living up to its reputation, even with the extra bits of accidental hype popping up here and there.
Mary-Kate Olsen Demands Immunity: World Raises Collective Eyebrow
The loss of innocence is a big thing in the life, marking the point when they stop being a child and truly become an adult. When it comes to the world of celebrities, however, this distinction is harder to make. Thank golly gosh for the Olsens then, who we've been able to watch all their lives as they became adults! With problems! The latest occurrence in Mary-Kate Olsen's quest for womanhood has come as she seeks immunity from prosecution in the investigation into Heath Ledger's death earlier this year. Oh how she's grown!
The loss of innocence is a big thing in the life, marking the point when they stop being a child and truly become an adult. When it comes to the world of celebrities, however, this distinction is harder to make. Thank golly gosh for the Olsens then, who we've been able to watch all their lives as they became adults! With problems! The latest occurrence in Mary-Kate Olsen's quest for womanhood has come as she seeks immunity from prosecution in the investigation into Heath Ledger's death earlier this year. Oh how she's grown!
Morgan Freeman Has a Car Accident: is ‘Recovering’
Unfortunately, it's not a DVD outtake for Driving Miss Daisy - that would be much easier to make light of. No - Morgan Freeman is the latest to be involved in the so-called 'curse' of The Dark Knight, after he was involved in a car accident on Sunday night, which officials referred to as 'serious'. The 71-year-old actor will require surgery on a shattered elbow, as well as time for other less serious injuries to his neck and shoulder to heal. While initial reports said Freeman was in a serious state, these have since rescinded and he is expected to make a comfortable, if slow, recovery from his injuries.
Unfortunately, it's not a DVD outtake for Driving Miss Daisy - that would be much easier to make light of. No - Morgan Freeman is the latest to be involved in the so-called 'curse' of The Dark Knight, after he was involved in a car accident on Sunday night, which officials referred to as 'serious'. The 71-year-old actor will require surgery on a shattered elbow, as well as time for other less serious injuries to his neck and shoulder to heal. While initial reports said Freeman was in a serious state, these have since rescinded and he is expected to make a comfortable, if slow, recovery from his injuries.
Shia LaBeouf Selfishly Forces Transformers 2 to be Completely (Slightly) Changed
It's something we've all been taught from a young age, from our days of appearing in school productions of whatever rubbish the teachers thought our parents may want to see: don't ruin your body parts when you're playing the lead character. It's something that maybe, possibly just should have been taught to everyone's favourite beef machine, Shia LaBeouf, before he was involved in a smashed-up cartastrophe a week ago. Unfortunately it seems that noone did teach Beefy this one life lesson, and the manchild has ended up with something of a mashed up hand. Halfway through filming Transformers 2. You broke the golden rule, Shia. Silly boy. Fear not though, as director extraordinairre and all-round BOOM! BLAMMO! KABLAM! personality Michael Bay may well have a solution to the age-old problem of children crashing their cars halfway through filming huge-budget blockbusters: give him a CGI hand four times bigger than his head that transforms into a public toilet - of death. What do you mean that's not what he said? Ohhhh - he said he'd probably just write it into the script somehow. Makes more sense, we suppose.
It's something we've all been taught from a young age, from our days of appearing in school productions of whatever rubbish the teachers thought our parents may want to see: don't ruin your body parts when you're playing the lead character. It's something that maybe, possibly just should have been taught to everyone's favourite beef machine, Shia LaBeouf, before he was involved in a smashed-up cartastrophe a week ago. Unfortunately it seems that noone did teach Beefy this one life lesson, and the manchild has ended up with something of a mashed up hand. Halfway through filming Transformers 2. You broke the golden rule, Shia. Silly boy. Fear not though, as director extraordinairre and all-round BOOM! BLAMMO! KABLAM! personality Michael Bay may well have a solution to the age-old problem of children crashing their cars halfway through filming huge-budget blockbusters: give him a CGI hand four times bigger than his head that transforms into a public toilet - of death. What do you mean that's not what he said? Ohhhh - he said he'd probably just write it into the script somehow. Makes more sense, we suppose.
Christian Bale Becomes New Superhero: Bailman
Method acting must be great - it provides a surefire way of behaving like something of an idiot in polite society. That is, unless you decide to go home and assault your mum and sister, as it was alleged Christian Bale had gone and done yesterday. That takes things a bit far, away from the Pacino not talking to people unless they address his character 'slight mentalness' and well into the zone of 'whoops he may well just be a bit odd in the head'. But rejoice! For the Baler has bailed out of the cop shop pending further questioning! Though that does mean he may go and strike again, if he did do anything in the first place. God knows the tabloids warn us of these repeat offenders in Gordon Brown's Britain.
Method acting must be great - it provides a surefire way of behaving like something of an idiot in polite society. That is, unless you decide to go home and assault your mum and sister, as it was alleged Christian Bale had gone and done yesterday. That takes things a bit far, away from the Pacino not talking to people unless they address his character 'slight mentalness' and well into the zone of 'whoops he may well just be a bit odd in the head'. But rejoice! For the Baler has bailed out of the cop shop pending further questioning! Though that does mean he may go and strike again, if he did do anything in the first place. God knows the tabloids warn us of these repeat offenders in Gordon Brown's Britain.
Ang Lee Not ‘Ang Lee’ About Remake of Brokeback
There are strange decisions, there are odd choices and there are some things that just make you go 'whubluh?!' before falling on the floor and vomiting through sheer insanity. Then there are things that initially confuse, but soon reveal themselves to be not that stupid an idea after all - like making a TV show (and latterly a movie) about shallow, image-obsessed bints with too much money and free time on their hands. Some things in the world are just meant to be.
There are strange decisions, there are odd choices and there are some things that just make you go 'whubluh?!' before falling on the floor and vomiting through sheer insanity. Then there are things that initially confuse, but soon reveal themselves to be not that stupid an idea after all - like making a TV show (and latterly a movie) about shallow, image-obsessed bints with too much money and free time on their hands. Some things in the world are just meant to be.
Heath Ledger Was Framed?
A lawsuit filed in Los Angeles yesterday by an unidentified freelance reporter from People magazine claims Heath Ledger was plied with cocaine and secretly filmed by a pair of undercover paparazzi. It is claimed photographers Eric Munn and Darren Banks, back in January 2006, tricked Heath into thinking they were guests at the Chateau Marmont Hotel. Once they’d gained his trust, the three men went into the room of an unnamed People magazine reporter, where Eric gave Heath a ‘packet’ of cocaine. Now you, dear hecklerspray reader, are no doubt like us, your dear hecklerspray team, in as much as you wouldn’t know a packet of cocaine if it was shoved up your arse by some dishevelled local upon a family outing to Botoga.
A lawsuit filed in Los Angeles yesterday by an unidentified freelance reporter from People magazine claims Heath Ledger was plied with cocaine and secretly filmed by a pair of undercover paparazzi. It is claimed photographers Eric Munn and Darren Banks, back in January 2006, tricked Heath into thinking they were guests at the Chateau Marmont Hotel. Once they’d gained his trust, the three men went into the room of an unnamed People magazine reporter, where Eric gave Heath a ‘packet’ of cocaine. Now you, dear hecklerspray reader, are no doubt like us, your dear hecklerspray team, in as much as you wouldn’t know a packet of cocaine if it was shoved up your arse by some dishevelled local upon a family outing to Botoga.
Heath Ledger Might Have A Secret Love Child Knocking Around
You never know when you'll die, but we have a feeling that we'll be around for a few more years thanks to our lack of illegitimate love children.
Because, without an illegitimate love child there'll be nobody around to contest our will and heap even more emotional suffering on our already distraught loved ones. And that's as big a part of death as toe-tags and scratching on the inside of your coffin at your own funeral.
Luckily though, Heath Ledger was ready for death because if reports are to be believed, Heath Ledger fathered an illegitimate love child when he was 17. Now, finally, perhaps people can start gracelessly squabbling over Heath's estate in a way that's uncomfortable to watch. About time too, if you ask us.
