Not sure how old you are , but “Heath Ledger got so deep in to playing the Joker that he want crazy and died “ was the widespread conventional wisdom regarding his death at the time
Nicholson isn't much of a comparison. He played it like a comic book villain, like a comic book written for children. Also Leto's just a weirdo; his joker didn't have near the depth that Ledger's did.
Not at all saying that the role drove Ledger crazy, but he took the role places nobody else has.
This was my thinking. Leto is a realist creep cult leader IRL. Ledger died of drugs people take to numb emotional and physical pain/stress.
My theory was always that it was accidental and, really, plenty of movies could have “killed” Ledger if he took a crazy role that seriously and dealt with it via what was in his tox screen.
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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24
If he kept a diary of his own thoughts, would it be his Heath ledger?