The Killing Joke - The Joker Is Dead

Heath Ledger as the Joker in The Dark Knight

It’s always a tragedy when anyone gets paid a visit by Death. I was saddened by the (sketchy) news today that Australian actor Heath Ledger had been found dead in his hotel room. He had generated quite a bit of interest on this blog as we had been documenting his forthcoming appearance in the new Batman movie, ‘The Dark Knight’.

Currently, this site is taking an absolute hammering as Googling Ledger is bringing a lot of traffic right here. (We won’t even begin to mention the countless of blogs who steal our bandwidth by serving their Heath Ledger/Joker images right from here. Fuckers!) so you may notice some slow-down today.

But I digress… a talented young man has lost his hold on life, and that really is sad and has put a morose dampener on this day.

The Joker… is dead.

11 Responses to “The Killing Joke - The Joker Is Dead”


  1. 1 Jenelle

    Hey JR - I ran down there and got some pics etc. All posted here - http://blog.jenelle.net/

    Also - I picked up some of that stuff that you said I should try to get next time I am in NY…!!

  2. 2 JR

    Hey Jen, wow, you were right at the scene! Freaky!

    What was the stuff I said you should get? I’m at a bit of a loss…

  3. 3 outburst

    You know, he had told some reporters that he couldn’t sleep during the filming because he was so engrossed in the role.
    Then he’s found dead with sleeping pills nearby.
    I think the role killed him. Reminds me of Martin Sheen having a heart attack during the filming of Apocolypse Now. Intense.

  4. 4 Marisa

    I really think it’s a shame he died. IT’S OVER, MAN! I hope he’s happy, wherever he is.

  5. 5 SandTiger

    Heath Ledger is to appear in the sequel to the film “Brokeback Mountain”. It will be called “Brokeback Cemetery” and will focus on the lives of 2 gay necrophiliacs.

    What’s the difference between Heath Ledger and a washed-up actor? Drier body bag.

    what was the last script heath ledger ever read?

    clearly not the one on the bottle.

    I heard Ledger mistook sleeping pills for Pringles…

    Once you pop the fun dont stop!

  6. 6 Jenelle

    Sorry just catching up on web stuff-

    I scored NY Crime Scene tape!! Oh yeahhhh!!!

  7. 7 JR

    LOL! Freaking awesome!

  8. 8 Mette Kajussen

    I wanna say something about Heath Ledgers death. I was the biggest fan of heath. I always wanted to see my idols and I was too late

  9. 9 Evan

    WHy So SERIous?

  10. 10 Tommy

    It’s been awhile since Heath’s death & it’s still sad news. On the bright side I think his performance in The Dark Knight is gonna be great! His version of the Joker looks pretty cool & the small amount of stuff I’ve seen, mainly the trailer, looks amazing.

    BATMAN FAN? Visit The Bat-Blog!
    http://www.bat-blog.com

    Thanks, Tommy

  11. 11 The Joker

    the joker will live on …..Lets put a smile on that face….

    Ahahahahahaahahahaa

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