It’s not unusually for an artist or their body of work to gain significant increased recognition after they have died. We’ve seen it with stars going back to James Dean, Kurt Cobain, Edie Sedgwick, Tupac… the list is endless. The recent death of Heath Ledger is no different, and with the impending release of his final film, The Dark Knight, on July 18, his costars, director, and industry insiders are all suspecting Ledgers turn as the Joker in the latest Batman installment may earn him a posthumous Oscar. "Heath had this frequency none of us could hear," says costar Gary Oldman. "The Academy tends to overlook movies like this, but this acting is so good it's going to be very hard for them to avoid it."Ticket pre-sales for the movie are through the roof and they’ve already added additional 3am screenings to compensate for opening night demand. Joker action figures are quadrupling in price on eBay. Similar buzz surrounded the movie The Crow when actor Brandon Lee was accidentally killed on set in 1993. With The Dark Knight, a movie that would already be a summer blockbuster is poised to be the must successful film of the year, and this may be largely in part to increased interest in Ledger’s haunting performance. One thing is for sure though: If the Academy does honor Ledger it will only be the second posthumous acting win ever (the first going to Peter Finch for 1976’s Network).
Are you anxious to see Heath's performance in The Dark Knight?
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