I think it is going to be Awesome. They finally got it right with Batman Begins in my opinion.

Today I heard talk on tv about awarding Heath Ledger the Oscar posthumously for his role in that movie.

I can't really do theaters because of the over abundance of emotion from the crowd, but I'll be picking up the DVD.

There's definitely some buzz around his portrayal of the Joker. I've also heard about him possibly winning the Oscar or at least being nominated.

http://www.vh1.com/movies/news/articles/1590412/20080703/story.jhtml

http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/movies/news/bal-to.ledger03jul03,0,1130557.story?track=rss

So did anyone make the midnight showing of Dark Knight?

I saw it last night (midnight) It was so amazing!! But I couldn't stop feeling sad about Heath. However, no one could have done a better job imitating Jack Nickelson doing the Joker. It IS Heath's greatest work- EVER- the whole movie I regarded as a tribute to him. The rest of the movie was just as thrilling. The twists! The turns!

GO SEE IT!!! AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!

I'm not big on superhero movies either, but I hear this one is very good. I may actually see it when it comes on dvd.

There is a sad note though. Lots of people feel Heath Ledger should get an Oscar for his performance, but the catch is, the Academy doesn't award dead people. This situation has happened before.

I got a question and I want everyone's opinion.

As you know, there was and still is, a lot of talk about Heath Ledger and his role as the joker. A lot of people are saying that the movie and the role were just too dark and drove him to madness and eventually his suicide.

Now today on the news, Christian Bale is being looked at on assult charges. I was watching Fox News at the school and some of the things they were saying made no sense about it at all.

Anyway my question is...
Do you think being in this movie really had an effect on the two? Or would you just say coincidence?

I agree with the publicity. Actors do have a tendency to get into trouble right before an opening.

About Heath, yes it was announced a few months back that his death wasn't intentional, it was accidental.

On Christian Bale, the stories they are presenting make no sense. He assaulted his mom and sister, turned himself in, and then was released on bail but no charges were filled. This is what was said on the news down here and it contradicts other articles written about him. Somehow the story got screwed up on the news here.

Anyway I personally don't think the movie had anything to do with. Seems you just can't escape this topic and it made for some good discussion.

I'm going to read

"Official: Olsen seeks immunity in Ledger probe

By TOM HAYS, Associated Press Writer 41 minutes ago

NEW YORK - Federal investigators want to question Mary-Kate Olsen about how Heath Ledger got two powerful painkillers that contributed to his accidental overdose death, but she's refusing to talk without immunity, a law enforcement official said Monday.
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Olsen's lawyer has twice refused requests for her to speak with investigators, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing. The lawyer, Michael C. Miller, said the "Full House" actress has nothing to do with the drugs, and has already told the government everything she knows.

"We have provided the government with relevant information including facts in the chronology of events surrounding Mr. Ledger's death," Miller said in a statement Monday, "and the fact that Ms. Olsen does not know the source of the drugs Mr. Ledger consumed."

The official confirmed a report that Olsen wants a promise of immunity from prosecution before speaking to the Drug Enforcement Administration. Olsen was a close friend of Ledger's, and was the first person called by a masseuse who found the 28-year-old "Dark Knight" actor's lifeless body in his Manhattan apartment.

Authorities have obtained a subpoena that could force Olsen to appear before a grand jury if negotiations with her lawyer fail, the official said. Other potential witnesses all have answered questions voluntarily, including doctors, Ledger's ex-girlfriend Michelle Williams and anyone who was in his apartment around the time of his death, the official added.

DEA investigators suspect the painkillers oxycodone and hydrocodone found in Ledger's system were obtained with phony prescriptions or other illegal means, the official said. Oxycodone is sold as OxyContin; and hydrocodone as Vicodin.

The other drugs, including anti-anxiety medication and sleeping pills, were prescribed legally by doctors in California and Texas, the official said.

The medical examiner's office wouldn't say what concentrations of each drug was found, but made clear he was killed by the combination — not an excess of any one drug in particular. It's common for the DEA to investigate an overdose death with so many different drugs involved, spokesman Garrison Courtney said last month.

The DEA's New York office declined comment on the stalemate with Olsen, which was first reported Monday by the New York Post. There was no immediate response to a message left with a spokeswoman for Olsen.

The masseuse discovered Ledger's body on Jan. 22. Police say she spent nine minutes making three calls to Olsen before dialing 911 for help, then called the actress a fourth time after paramedics arrived. At some point during the flurry of frantic calls, Olsen, who was in California, summoned her personal security guards to the apartment to help, police said.

Shortly after the Australian-born actor's death, Olsen issued a statement that read: "Heath was a friend. His death is a tragic loss."

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AP writer Sandy M. Cohen contributed to this story.

   
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080804/ap_on_en_mo/heath_ledger

I just saw this.

 

I hear people are complaining about Bale's voice as Batman.