Heath Ledger to play Joker in next 'Batman'
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Heath Ledger will play The Joker in the sequel to last year's "Batman Begins," Warner Bros. studio announced. "The Dark Knight" is set to begin production next year.
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The actor is to star in a film alongside Hollywood biggies Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts.
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It is taking three top names Jude Law, Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell â to step into Heath Ledger's final role, in the unfinished movie The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, according to a rep for Law.   Speaking to the BBC, Law's spokeswoman confirmed...
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Heath Ledger was serious and smart enough to be suspicious of deploying his charisma too easily or cheaply.
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Australian-born actor Heath Ledger was found dead on Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence in what authorities called a possible drug-related death, the New York Police Department said. He was 28.
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Heath Ledger turned down more teen movies after starring in the romantic comedy "10 Things I Hate About You," waiting for the kinds of grueling, intense roles that would become his trademark.
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LOS ANGELES  - Aaron Eckhart is in final negotiations to play Harvey Dent/Two-Face in "The Dark Knight," the sequel to "Batman Begins."
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Warner Bros. has confirmed that they have chosen  the next Man of Steel to play the title role in the upcoming Superman movie. His name is Brandon Routh, an actor from Iowa who has appeared in the soap opera "One Life to Live," MTV's "Undressed,...
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Grieving family of Hollywood actor Heath Ledger pay tribute to son and brother
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Director Ron Howard wants Tom Hanks to take the lead role in the film adaptation of The Da Vinci Code.
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Actor Jude Law will appear as Heath Ledger's character, along with Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell, in the unfinished film "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," Law's spokeswoman said on Monday.
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Heath Ledger, who was nominated for an Academy Award in 2005 for his role as a gay cowboy in "Brokeback Mountain," was found dead today in a Manhattan apartment, New York police told CNN. A possible drug overdose was suspected. Ledger was 28.
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Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence in a possible drug-related death, police said. He was 28. NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the Manhattan apartment believed to be his home. The housekeeper who went to let Ledger know the masseuse was there found him dead at 3:26 p.m.
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Tom Hanks will reunite with director Ron Howard to star in "The Da Vinci Code," the film adaptation of Dan Brown's best seller dissecting the origins of Christianity.
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Heath Ledger died like his rock idols, but he was just getting started.
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Actor Don Cheadle is to receive a special honour at the Gotham Awards in New York Plus other entertainment news in brief.
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Australian actor Heath Ledger, who was  found dead in his New York apartment, was edgy and anxious  during his Christmas holidays about not seeing his daughter  Matilda, close friend and model Sophie Ward told local media.