New details about 2008 revealed death actor’s heath ledger When I was 28 years old.
“10 Things I Hate About You” star dies from wrong drugs Overdose The film was released in January 2008, but now director Stephen Gaghan has revealed details about how he learned of Ledger’s death, including his connection to the tragedy.
Gagan worked with the Australians Star The movie “Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking” is based on the book written by Malcolm Gladwell. He recalled recently receiving a call from Ledger’s father shortly after his housekeeper found Ledger dead in his home.
“The phone rang and I was on speakerphone, and it was Heath Ledger’s father, someone I had never met…and was very close to him. They were there with the body. , our script was in bed with him and your book was on the bedside table,” he told Gladwell during an appearance on the “Historical Revisionist” podcast series “Development Hell.” told. people.
“I think my number was scripted. As you can imagine, they were shocked and dialed the number, and I don’t know why,” Gaghan continued.
“I’m at the airport with my wife.” [Minnie Mortimer] “It’s never happened to me before or since I literally fell down just by going from one place to another,” the coach said. “My foot went out from under me. I was like, ‘What?’ and I literally sat down. Their emotions, what they were going through, I should never have been a party to it, but as a human being or someone who just cares, I was just there listening and my wife was looking at me She remembers her face, but I was speechless. I just listened and listened and listened. It was really, really sad. And it’s still sad. In my case, all I had to do was insert the pin. ”
The podcast “Development Hell” explores projects that didn’t come to fruition and why. Gaghan said Leonardo DiCaprio was originally interested in Blink, but he “never got off the ground.” The director explained how he ultimately decided Ledger was better suited for the role.
“I became very, very close with him right away,” he said. “I had a real connection with him, which was kind of rare for me and something really special. I was so excited that I started to see him as the main character. Once that happened. Once you start seeing it, you can’t ignore it. And obviously, it was something very sensitive in a way. Leo’s totally cool. I mean, obviously he has a thousand options, but , that was a big deal in my mind.”
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“Blink” was never developed after Ledger’s death, but Gagan said on his podcast that he recently reviewed the script and still thought it was “really good.”
