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Heath Ledger will finally have his "final laugh" he rightly deserves


To coincide with the theatrical release of the new Batman movie, "The Dark Knight". Thought i'd put in a little 'did you know?'.

The Oscars may be what, 10 month from now? But there's alot of buzz in Hollywood right now that Heath Ledger is in the running to win an Oscar, a supporting actor accolade at the very least, if not a nomination. Critics have described his performance as 'spellbinding' and say it is his best ever. The Dark Knight received the rave reviews after critics were shown a preview of the new blockbuster at the weekend. The Australian actor died of an overdose in his New York apartment soon after shooting the film, in January this year.

After watching the preview/trailer for "The Dark Knight", it's safe to say that his potrayal as the sadistic Joker is one of the best, if not the best ever. Heath Ledger actually spent a whole month locked up in a hotel room all by himself just to get the crazy, sociopath, cold-blooded and mass-murdering clown attitude that the Joker is.

On how Heath prepared the Joker’s sinister voice and laugh: “I sat around in a hotel room in London for about a month, locked myself away, formed a little diary and experimented with voices — it was important to try to find a somewhat iconic voice and laugh. I ended up landing more in the realm of a psychopath — someone with very little to no conscience towards his acts."

I, just like everyone, will be flocking the cinema this weekend, to finally see Heath Ledger's final swansong in "The Dark Knight". I hope he wins an Oscar, so that he can finally have his "final laugh". RIP Heath Ledger