Heath Ledger is dead.

http://us.imdb.com/news/flash/

So far it looks like an accident. I hope it was an accident. I'd hate to think it was deliberate.

I thought he was great in Brokeback Mountain, and looked forward to many years of his performances. What a loss to the film world. So much potential there... I was excited about him playing The Joker in The Dark Knight (even though I hadn't seen Batman Begins).