A Great Loss to the Filming Community

Academy award nominee Heath Ledger, age twenty-eight, passed away today at 1:40 p.m. in his New York apartment. According to The Associated Press, his body was found at approximately 3:30 p.m. Police have confirmed that his death was due to drug overdose involving sleeping pills. Ledger had finished filming his role as the joker in the upcoming Batman film, and was supposedly suffering from pneumonia when he died. Ledger's family has taken an adamant stance against his death being a suicide, but the authorities are not as easily convinced. Furthermore, foul play has also been considered as a possibility. He had a lot of promise as his roles were steadily becoming more mature in tone, with his last three roles arguably being his best. He had a great deal of potential; the acting world will miss him.