Christopher Nolan should give a short prologue to the film in which he himself calmly and kindly tells the audience to enjoy the show, and not to keep their minds on the subject of Ledger's passing, as this isn't what Ledger would want.
Something like Hitchcock.
At the very least there should be a written notice at th begining, ala Dogma. It'd be a nice touch.
That is one of the stupidest things I have thus far read with regard to Mr. Ledgers untimely passing.
In all likelihood the film will be dedicated to the two individual that died both before and after the film was finished. At this point there has been no mention what the status of the film actually is since there is much work still to be done in post production, like voice overs etc. Assuming it is going forward and will open on schedule, this would be the dignified gesture to do, and there is no reason to think its not despite what some of the morons have posted here, continuity? I mean give me a break!
There is no way in hell Nolan would ever do something idiotic like what the previous poster is suggesting, it's so not his style.
By the time TDK is released the mystery surround this situation will have been determined and if it is what reports are leaning towards, a drug over dose, we will all look back on this actor as having a very troubled soul, one who was caught in the grips of addiction and could not break free despite all the signs and the material and physical losses he suffered which should have acted as beacons of warning to him to get some help.
Not to mention those who surrounded him, saw his downward spiral and continued to allow this young man to essentially kill himself even accidentally. Intervention is a valid tool to use when people are being irresponsible and inflicting harm on themselves, not being a responsible to your family, your daughter and especially yourself. Such a great loss, so very very sad.
Who prescribes drugs of this nature to someone who abuses drugs and who has a reputation of abuse. I thought he was only a major pot head and now it appears it was so much worse? I would like the media to start identifying these people and allow the Ledgers to bury their son in peace and outside of the public limelight with some dignity and grace.
I will say both as someone who has seen some of the footage and who watched him work on the film this summer in Chicago,he will truly be remembered for this chilling performance and don't be surprised if he isn't nominated for an Oscar. And I don't care what you say about them not giving Oscars to comic book movies, its about performance and his was just unbelievable.
We'll miss Heath, but its also a wakeup call to those out there in trouble, like he clearly was, to reach out, talk to someone, let them know your having a problem, ask for help, for Heath's sake.
