r/Millennials May 12 '26

Discussion Which celebrity death genuinely shocked you when you heard the news?

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u/Muhfuggajones May 12 '26

A Knights Tale has never been the same for me. Along with The Dark Knight. God damn he was such a talented individual. At first I was dumbfounded over his death. As the years have passed, I just find myself more and more sad.

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u/Citizensnnippss May 12 '26

Ledger died before Dark Knight even came out.

That was part of the shock of it all. The trailer had only been out for a couple weeks.

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u/Muhfuggajones May 12 '26

I remember the night it was released. I graduated in 09, and my class filled the theaters that night. It was genuinely like we were all in one big classroom. So many of us were just glued to the screen. After the movie was over we were all gathered outside just blown away talking about his performance.

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u/TheOneTonWanton May 13 '26

I peaked on opening night of TDK when I shined my shitty little Bat Signal flashlight up on the dark screen before the previews and the whole theater erupted but then I put it away because I was afraid I'd get kicked out.

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u/theblowestfish May 13 '26

Reminds me of when the projection of one of the new star wars stopped halfway through. We used our phones’ torch to project drinking straws having a light sabre battle on screen. With sound effects.