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So Warner Brothers is planning to work a “tribute” to the late Heath Ledger into their New York premiere of The Dark Knight next month. Reports OK! Mag (yeah, I know):
The studio behind the Batman Begins sequel is planning a tribute to the late actor at the New York City premiere and has been working closely with the Ledger family to make it come to fruition.
If all goes according to plan, Heath’s family will be flown in from Australia for the event and Michelle Williams, his ex and mother of their 2-year-old daughter Matilda, will walk the red carpet as well.
So: will this amount to a trashy trotting-out of a widow to ensure maximum tabloid coverage of a tentpole from a studio that could really use a big hit to justify their recent swerve away from producing smaller films? Or is it actually a classy way of explicitly acknowledging the obvious cloud that hangs over this wannabe blockbuster? I took an informal poll via Twitter, and responses leaned towards the latter, but do use the comments to tell us what you think.
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There’s nothing wrong with a tribute, I don’t understand why anyone would have a problem with it.
Those who knew, or like myself even had the priviledge of the smallest contact with Heath, are still terribly mourning and missing someone who was so significant in our lives, and more significant than most people realize. We need to see as much from him, of him, about him, and as hard as it is to watch him now, it would be harder if clips, outtakes, etc were never seen.
This tribute is wonderful, and I’m thrilled that they’re doing it. I wish that they would put it at the end of the film in all theatres, or at least on the DVD, as I cannot fathom one minute of his footage being lost. It sounds like a touching and lovingly done way to show the public the true Heath and what he was like on the film.
WB does not need to hype the film, I assure you. This is truly a tribute from their hearts, and the hearts of the cast, crew and director.
I totaly agree with phyllis! I met heath ledger twice,i whant 2 be an actor when im older, i told him so,therfore we talked 4 a couple of hours, he wrote loads of touch ing things ona note book and gave it 2 me!
Heath ledger sed if i try hard and do my best il become an actor like him and he wanted 2 meet that day and help me even more! I luvd heaths work most talented actor eva! He was aslo very hansom, i hav evry 1 of his films!
Thers not a day goes by i dont think of him! His most haunting words that he wrote was ”never forget me! Il never forget you!” he wrote somthings in his diary bowt me! Therfor i got special permision and the honor, 2 go 2 his funural!
Deep inside me i no his death was not intentional, and so does his family. Any1 who thinks difo did not no heath at al! And if u dont hav anything nice 2 say, say nothing at al! We shud al take a moment for his 2 yr old girl, Matilda, and al his family!
How would you like it if lost somebody close to you? Poor matilda wont understand wer her daddy is! Despite my age(15) i no wer i stand! And i say leave heath alone! A tribute is a great idea, and wil make us rememba him forever!
I aslo could not bare 2 mis any of heaths work! And wish the tribute wil be on the dvd. I also wish 2 c any other footage like out-takes 2! As they wil be a nice remembrance of heath! I LOVE U HEATH LEDGER! IL NEVER FORGET U! 2 al those h8ers let him RIP!