Chapter 618: Swan Song
See Tina? Faye hung up the phone, and before she could come over, Duke asked, "What's going on?" β
Tina still had the same expression of disbelief, but the words that came out of her mouth were calm, "Just received Heath?" News from Ledger's agent, Heath? Ledger has just been found dead in his suite at the Beverly Hills Hilton. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"What?" Anna? Prinz and Charles? Rowan made a surprised voice.
Duke was also surprised, but kept calm enough to just look up at the sky, as if something above was watching him and the world.
Although he never said anything bluntly due to violations, etc., he did a lot, especially after the filming was over, he didn't let Heath? Ledger returns to his apartment in New York and pulls him to Los Angeles, where he gets a voice over from time to time, and in every way, Heath? Ledger also doesn't seem to be in the mood for a character and deep depression.
Originally, Duke thought that the other party might take a different path, and asked people to find other publicity and hype materials.
Who knows, with a change of time and place, it seems that nothing can be changed.
Exhaling a breath, Duke withdrew his gaze from the ceiling, "What about the cause of death?" Word spreads? β
"The cause of death is unknown, the Los Angeles police have taken over the scene, and I have contacted the county police department, and I believe that there will be preliminary results soon."
Tina? Fei gradually returned to his normal expression, and said, "The news should not have spread yet, Heath?" Ledger's agent just informed me and Warner Bros. on the side of Jamie? Johnson. β
"Still." Tina? Fei's voice changed, "There are already paparazzi who have noticed over there." β
"Keep an eye on the news over there."
Now that the situation is unclear, it is not a wise choice to do anything, Duke told Tina? Fei, "Notify me as soon as there is new news. β
The news spread very quickly, but in just over an hour, the entire studio learned about Hiss? The news of Ledger's death, but not many people were very shocked, after all, Heath? Ledger's drug addiction is not too secretive in the circle.
Regardless, the news still had a certain impact. Duke simply gave the post-production team a day off.
Later, he received a call from Warner Bros. to leave the studio and go to the Warner Building in front of him. Tina? The Philippines brought new news.
Duke has maintained a good relationship with the Los Angeles County Police Department over the years, and the news from the County Police Department, Heath? Ledger certainly didn't die of homicide, but from an overdose of drugs, as for what drugs he took. It will not be determined until the family agrees to the autopsy.
Everything that had happened before, after being forcibly dragged backwards by Duke for a while, happened again.
"What are you looking at?"
Driving a battery car, Tina? Faye looked at Duke curiously, she had already noticed that on this short road, Duke would look at the sky from time to time.
Duke shook his head, "I always feel like everyone has their own destiny. β
Tina? Fei was even more curious, "Didn't you never believe in these things?" β
"It's just a little touching."
Hear Duke's words, Tina? Faye said no more. She knows her boss well, Heath? Ledger's death may be regrettable to him, but not sad.
Walking into a conference room, a couple of executives on the Warner Bros. side and Charles? Rowan is already waiting here, Jamie, who is in charge of the promotion of "The Dark Knight"? Johnson said hello to Duke and asked him to sit down casually, without going around in circles, and straight to the point.
In fact, what Warner Bros.'s intentions are to find themselves, Duke can guess some.
Things are just as he guessed, Jamie? The topic Johnson was referring to was Hiss? Ledger.
"I'm sure you've got the news. Australian actor Heath who plays the Joker? Ledger's tragic death today is very regrettable and sad. β
After saying this routine clichΓ©, Jamie? Johnson cleared his throat and said. "But now is not the time to grieve, and it is necessary for us to finish the Heath with all our might? Ledger's last work, I've had people contact Heath? Ledger's parents, that's what they want too. β
It's clear that Warner Bros. reacted quickly enough to get some work up front.
Listen to these words. Duke remained silent all the time, and Warner Bros. was clearly in the Heath? Ledger made a fuss about it, and no company would let go of this kind of thing, and it wasn't necessarily a bad thing for the deceased actors.
Think about Rivan, who died silently after a drug overdose? Phoenix, since you can't change the reality of death, it's a blessing to leave classic works and characters.
"We got the exact news from the county police department,"
Basically Jamie? Johnson was saying, others were listening, "Heath? Ledger didn't die from homicide, but from a drug overdose, and while it is unknown what kind of drug it is and whether it is drug-related, these are enough for propaganda. β
"I think the Heath should be put in? Ledger has worked hard to create the character of the Joker, and he is so caught up in it that he has to resort to drugs ......"
According to Jamie? Johnson's statement is to work hard to build Heath? Ledger's positive image shifted the cause of drug addiction to the character of the Joker, and then attracted public attention and sympathy, launching a series of commemoration and mourning activities.
Society as a whole is always tolerant of the deceased.
Think about it, how much sympathy and attention will an actor who is so caught up in a role and can't extricate himself arouse the public?
Jamie? Johnson finally looked at Duke and Charles? Rowan, "Warner's publicity needs the cooperation of the crew, what do you think?" β
"I think it's doable." Charles? Rowan gave this answer without even thinking about it.
Duke was never a moral cleaner, nor was he ever a pretend to be a nobleman, he was always a realist.
Therefore, Duke nodded slightly, "The crew will cooperate with Warner." β
See Duke nod, Jamie? Johnson breathed a sigh of relief that the campaign was finalized.
Warner Bros.'s publicity and public relations department has developed relevant strategies almost as quickly as possible, and will implement them according to different situations. Specific information on Ledger's death.
"Hiss? Ledger breaks Beverly, and "The Dark Knight" becomes a swan song! β
"Shocking and sad news: Just today, the talented actor Heath, who once starred in "Brokeback Mountain"? Ledger died in his suite at the Beverly Hills Hilton at the age of 27. He just finished playing Duke? Rosenberg's new film "The Dark Knight" is not an exaggeration to describe it as "in the middle of the day", and his rising life came to an abrupt end before he could strike the strongest note. β
"The cause of death seems to be an overdose!"
"Last December, Heath? Ledger once said in an interview with The New York Times that he was "a little too nervous" about playing the Joker in The Dark Knight, and that he was having trouble sleeping because he was playing the "deranged, unsympathetic mass murderer Joker" while filming The Dark Knight. β
"In the interview he said, 'Last week I could only sleep two hours a night and I couldn't stop thinking. My body was exhausted, but my mind was still working. He said he took two "ambien" sleeping pills a day, but it only worked within two hours. β
"The Dark Knight became Hiss? Ledger's swan song! β
"Hiss? Ledger was very involved in playing the role of the Joker in The Dark Knight just before his death. Previously, Jack, who played the 'Joker' in the old version of "Batman"? Nicholson once objected to having Ledger play the role, but judging from all the leaked information, Heath? Ledger's Joker is much darker and crazier than Nicholson's. β
"Maybe it's this crazy character, for Heath? Ledger brings trouble, "The Dark Knight" director Duke? In an interview last year, Rosenberg once said, "This is a good thing for Hiss? Ledger is a big challenge, and the characters he plays are very original, very scary, and extremely marginalized. It's a very young character, very lawless, who injects a lot of primal horror and panic into our hearts, and Heath? Ledger did it to the point where it shocked me. β
"Can you use your own performance to make Duke? Rosenberg was shocked, can you imagine seeing Heath? How much effort and energy Ledger has put into the role of the Joker. β
TMZ seems to have poured a basin of water into the pot of oil that is about to boil, Hiss? Ledger instantly became the focus of media attention in the United States, and all kinds of news related to him were scrambled by the media to disclose.
News Corp., which made its fortune in Australia, also dug up a piece of Heath? Images from Ledger's interview with Australian media last year.
The most surprising thing is that the Hiss? Ledger happened to talk about death in the interview, and he said -- I feel good about death because I can feel alive through my daughter.
For a while, there was a lot of discussion in the media across the United States, some people were lamenting the death of a young talent, but more people were speculating about the cause of his death.
After all, the corrupt private lives of Hollywood stars are no secret to the American public.
The police have also released the preliminary findings of their investigation. Ledger's room was found with prescriptions from doctors, including sleeping pills, anxiolytics, and an antihistamine, three of which had been obtained from Europe, and the hotel suite was found in almost all bottles full of antidepressants.
In addition, sleeping pills and painkillers commonly used by insomnia patients were found in the room, all of which were Hiss? Ledger purchased prescription medications.
At the same time, the police also denied Hiss? Ledger was rumored to have died from drug use, and no traces of drugs were found in his room or body.
As the cause of death was determined, Warner Bros. began a series of targeted plans to unfold on a large scale. (To be continued.) )
PS: Ask for monthly passes and recommended tickets!