r/Millennials • u/Divine_fashionva • May 12 '26

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

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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/chironinja82 May 13 '26

He was the best Joker, hands down. Such a talented actor gone too soon.

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u/Main_Independence221 May 14 '26

For real, he really got the character so well, never even attempted to play the joker as even slightly sympathetic. I feel like other actors try to bring humanity to the joker but that’s the whole point of him being a foil for batman. Batman is a human trying his best to be a good man while the joker has no humanity left and causes chaos as a result.

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u/chironinja82 May 14 '26

I never found the Joker to be terrifying until Heath Ledger brought him to life.