1novels Chapter 293 Heath Ledger's Swan Song
Chapter 293 Heath Ledger's Swan Song
On January 2, 8, just as Hollywood was immersed in the joy of the awards season, n suddenly interrupted a message. "According to the report of our station in London, actor Heath Ledger, who became popular in Hollywood because of his role in the movie "Brokeback Mountain" directed by director Ang Lee, was found dead in his rented apartment. The police have temporarily ruled out The possibility of suicide, but the specific cause of death can only be determined after a detailed investigation. It is reported that Heath Ledger is participating in the filming of "Batman Prequel: The Dark Knight" invested by Sherman Entertainment Group and Time Warner Group at this time, Heath Ledger played 'The Joker' in it."
"What?" Jed was shocked when he heard John's call.
At this time, Jed was participating in a salon of the Producers Guild of America, and Jed was stunned by the death of Heath Ledger.Of course he knew that in the parallel time and space, Riches Ledger did cause neurasthenia and depression because of the filming of "Batman Prequel: The Dark Knight", and caused drug problems, and eventually died of drug abuse.
In order to prevent such things from happening, Jed equipped the Batman crew with a professional medical team and psychological counseling team. Although such measures were considered wasteful by Time Warner and Nolan, Jed persisted.What he originally hoped was that Heath Ledger could really stand on the Oscar podium with his own ability, instead of being posthumously awarded an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.In Jed's mind, this is a man who should win the Best Actor!How could he leave at his best?His career has only just started, and he still has many great films that he should be involved in...
"Jed, what's wrong with you?" Spielberg, who is also the producer, found that Jed's face was wrong, and asked quickly.
"Steven, I'm sorry, mine is gone." Jed hurriedly got up and said, "An actor in my movie passed away."
"My God!" Spielberg knew that the actors Jade worked with were basically in their prime of life, and if they passed away suddenly, it must be an unfortunate thing happened. "You go to your business and please send my condolences to his family."
Jed nodded and left in a hurry.In his car, Jed's first phone call was to Nolan. "I think you should know the unfortunate news. What I want to ask is, will there be any problems with the filming progress of the film? Secondly, the crew and you should not answer the reporters' questions for the time being. You only need to express that you and the crew The condolences are enough. I will communicate with Time Warner later on whether to hold a press conference to elaborate. God! How did this happen?"
"I thought he was just temporarily unhappy." Nolan was also in a low mood, "In order to film the role of 'Joker' well, he not only spent half a year in a mental hospital imitating the behavior of mental patients, but also wrote a thick Hou has a personal experience, thinking about the actions and expressions of the 'clown' every day. I originally objected to you placing doctors and psychological counselors in the crew, but now I know that this is not enough. I originally wanted him to go home and get well After a Christmas, maybe we can all adjust our emotions after spring, but I didn’t expect... Most of the scenes of "Joker" have already been filmed. If there are missing shots, I will arrange for a stand-in actor to borrow a seat Way to get it done. OMG! I can't believe it now, he's one of the most talented actors I've ever seen, and I daresay, there's no one better than him as 'Joker'."
As the news of Heath Ledger's death spread, countless people began to pay attention to the movie "Batman: The Dark Knight".But Nolan very decisively announced that the shooting was closed and he would not accept interviews from any media.At the same time, gossip about Heath Ledger's death began to spread... Some media swear that Heath Ledger died of drug abuse, and more bad media even said that Heath Ledger chose to die because of AIDS. suicide.
When these unconfirmed news flooded the Internet, Jed wrote a text on his Facebook, "No one wanted this to happen, but it happened with great regret. It made his family feel sad. It's very sad to be with friends, and when we feel pain and loss, there are vicious people who add insult to injury. Yes, this is your freedom of speech, this is the power that the Internet anonymity gives you, but please put yourself in your shoes Think, if one day you were the party involved, what would you do?"
Fortunately, the British police quickly identified the cause of Heath Ledger's death, which was not drug use or AIDS, but drug abuse.According to the testimony of Heath Ledger's physician, the reason why Heath Ledger abused drugs was because he was suffering from depression.The whole incident was a regrettable accident, not the speculation of some interested people.
Just after the British police announced Heath Ledger's final cause of death, Sherman Entertainment Group and Time Warner Group held a joint press conference. First, they expressed their condolences to Heath Ledger's family, and also expressed that "Batman: Darkness" The filming of "Knight" has been completed, and the last two production companies said that they are communicating with the director, and will add a tribute to Heath Ledger in the end credits of the film.So all the news seemed to calm down with the joint press conference, and when the hustle and bustle broke out again, it was Jed's kidnapping case.
On July 2, 8, "Batman: The Dark Knight" was officially released in North America.Neither Jed nor Nolan treated Heath Ledger as a special actor in the previous trailers or promotional videos.Even judging by the specs of the film's trailers and promos, Heath Ledger's shot fits perfectly into the status of a major villain.It was only when he was interviewed by reporters that Nolan insisted on leaving a vacant seat for Heath Ledger.This vacancy was supported by Heath Ledger's friends and Hollywood actors, who all praised Nolan as a director who values affection.
In fact, Heath Ledger is a very popular actor in Hollywood, otherwise, after Heath Ledger's death, in order to make his last work "Fantasy and Magic Show" be released, Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell These Hollywood first-line male stars are willing to participate in the filming in the form of Heath Ledger's stand-in.More importantly, these three first-line male stars rejected the crew's remuneration, but donated the remuneration to Heath Ledger's daughter.Nolan's persistence undoubtedly broadened his contacts in Hollywood.
Although Heath Ledger's last work is "Fantasy and Magic Show", film critics believe that the work that best reflects his final acting skills should be "Batman Begins: The Dark Knight", after all, this is his last and finally fully completed work. movie.In the first North American release of "Batman: The Dark Knight", countless fans of Heath Ledger held a mourning event outside the theater.In the amc Galaxy Theater, friends in Heath Ledger's circle participated in the premiere one after another to cheer for their former friends.
Nolan's second Batman prequel still maintains the standard of the first one. The story revolves around Batman, the district attorney and the Joker.Batman is a knight who walks in the dark, but he is a real knight; the District Attorney is a knight who walks in the light, but his actions are flawed; and the Joker is a crime for crime's sake. people.In Nolan's lens, the clown is not a pure criminal, he commits crimes only to pursue his sick technology.Therefore, the three main characters in the film all have a dark side of one kind or another, but the style of the dark superhero runs through.Also like the previous Batman movies, the negative characters are always better than the positive characters. Bell still tragically became the foil of Heath Ledger this time.When the Joker finally dies and Batman makes the D.A. the final hero for the ultimate good... the screen goes black and white words appear on the screen, "To our friend Heath Ledger Regards!"
When this line of white characters appeared, there was warm applause at the scene, and the applause continued until the end of all the subtitles.This warm and lasting applause pays tribute to Heath Ledger's wonderful acting skills on the one hand, and pays tribute to all members of the crew on the other hand, because almost all film critics are aware of a problem, perhaps the greatest and most profitable movie of the year Movies were born at this moment.And "Batman Begins: The Dark Knight" did not live up to everyone's expectations. In the first week of its release, it squeezed out "National Superman", which won the weekend champion for two consecutive weeks.It even topped the pack with a box office of US$1.6 million in its first weekend. The runner-up "Mamma Mia" earned a box office of 28 million, while "Everybody's Superman", which is no longer popular, only had a box office of 14 million.
When Sherman Entertainment Group announced to the American media that the box office of "Batman: The Dark Knight" was 2.4 million US dollars in the first week, all the media were stunned for a while.Almost all reporters were puzzled in their hearts, is it really 2.4 million US dollars?Then all the reporters found that this was almost a brand new box office record in the first week of the movie!The previous record was also set by Sherman Entertainment Group, which was $2 million for "Pirates of the Caribbean: Reaper of Souls".The last first-week box office records not set by Sherman Entertainment Group were "Spider-Man" (Columbia Films) and "Star Wars Episode 2: Revenge of the Sith" (2th Century Fox Films) released in 3. ), the first-week box office of the two films was 2 million US dollars.And "Batman: The Dark Knight" actually raised this record by nearly 1.5 million U.S. dollars. This box office result not only excited Sherman Entertainment Group, but also made Warner Bros., which shares the copyright, ecstatic.According to a gossip, Time Warner Group has decided that Nolan will participate in the adaptation of all DC comics. If he wants to shoot Superman, he can choose Superman, if he wants to shoot Batman, he can choose Batman, even if it is Green Lantern, Green Arrow and Wonder Woman. , and even the adaptation of derivative characters Robin and Catwoman is also negotiable.Of course, Nolan also became a real first-line director in Hollywood with the release of this movie.
In the second week, "Batman Prequel: The Dark Knight" still became the weekend champion with a box office score of nearly 6 million US dollars, defeating the new film "Brothers" and "X-Files: I Want to Believe"; even in the third week. When it came to the strong episode of "The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor", "Batman Begins: The Dark Knight" still won the weekend champion for the third time with US$2 million.It wasn't until the fifth week that "Batman: The Dark Knight" was knocked out of the championship by the spoof comedy movie "Tropic Thunder", but at this time "Batman: The Dark Knight" had already raked in nearly 5 million US dollars at the box office in North America.If nothing else, "Batman: The Dark Knight" will have a total box office of more than 1 billion US dollars worldwide.