Heath Ledger Archives

Heath Ledger’s final days are chronicled in Peter Biskind’s cover story, “The Last of Heath,” in the August 2009 issue of Vanity Fair, on NY/LA stands July 1 and nationally July 7.

“[Heath] was ready to bust out of the gate, but he didn’t want to step on the gas and become something that he didn’t want to become: a matinee idol,” Heath’s friend and agent, Steven Alexander, told Vanity Fair. “He was a private person, and he didn’t want to share his personal history with the press. It just wasn’t up for sale. That’s part of the reason he initially tore down his career. He wasn’t motivated by money or stardom, but by the respect of his peers, and for people to walk out of a movie theater after they’d seen something that he’d worked on and say, ‘Wow, he really disappeared into that character.’ He was striving to become an ‘illusionist,’ as he called it, able to create characters that weren’t there.”

Check out the full article at VanityFair.com.

Michelle Williams plays peek-a-boo with her daughter Matilda as they play in the park in New York City on Saturday (May 23).

The cutie-pie turns four in October! Both Michelle and Matilda enjoyed the beautiful New York weather in simple sundresses.

Looks like Matilda loves riding her scooter! She was seen riding here and here!

10+ pictures of Matilda Ledger playing peek-a-boo with her mom Michelle Williams… More Here! »

Matilda Ledger gets a ride on the shoulders of a friend in Brooklyn, New York City on Friday (May 22).

The 3-year-old cutie also did a little dance in her blue dress!

Mom, Michelle Williams, was with her daughter, as she enjoyed her morning coffee. The 28-year-old actress has currently been filming for her new film, Blue Valentine, with co-star Ryan Gosling.

10+ pictures inside of Matilda Ledger doing a little dance… More Here! »

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus was one of the most anticipated film of the 2009 Cannes Film Festival because it’s the last one from the late Heath Ledger.

Colleagues Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell pitched in to finish the film, which ends with the on-screen credit: “A Film From Heath Ledger and Friends”. Here are the film’s first reviews:

Hollywood Reporter: The first big question about [director Terry Gilliam] managed to complete the film when his star Heath Ledger died in the middle of shooting. The answer is with great imagination and skill… The three stars that came to Gilliam’s rescue also make amusing contributions but it’s hard not to wonder how much better the film would have been with a complete performance by the charismatic and adventurous Ledger.”

Variety: “Especially considering the trauma and difficulties stemming from Heath Ledger’s death during production and the fact that Terry Gilliam hadn’t directed a good picture in more than a decade, the helmer has made a pretty good thing out of a very bad situation in Imaginarium.”

The projected theatrical release for Imaginarium is Friday, June 6.

Matilda Ledger busts a movie while enjoying a sunny Tuesday (May 19) at a Brooklyn playground with her mom Michelle Williams and grandmother Carla.

When Michelle, 28, was recently asked how she approaches every role she plays, she revealed, “This is probably something that all actors say but you never judge the person you are going to play. That goes for all the parts I’ve played. Everything I have experienced in my life through my friends or whatever gets stored in this kind of bank internally, in a way. And really the work is to just to stay open and keep taking the experiences and making meaning out of them. And you draw from that at every opportunity in every character that you play.”

25+ pictures inside of dancing queen Matilda Ledger… More Here! »

Michelle Williams shares a laugh with her mom Carla in Brooklyn, New York City on Monday morning (May 15).

The mother-daughter pair was accompanied by Michelle’s adorable daughter Matilda Ledger and two friends.

When asked if she can go about her day without being recognized, Michelle answered, “A lot of the time I can. But I know when someone recognizes me. You get like this sixth sense - even when they think that they’re being very subtle you still know. You can feel it. But I still take the subway, and it’s harder now especially, but I feel like you can, with enough effort, sort of cloak yourself.”

25+ pictures inside of Michelle Williams‘ Monday morning with Matilda… More Here! »

Michelle Williams chases after her daughter Matilda Ledger, 3, back to their house in Brooklyn, New York City on Sunday (May 17).

When asked about why she likes living in Brooklyn, the 28-year-old actress told Movies.ie, “I could go on and on. The first time I went to Brooklyn I remember getting out of the train and feeling so disoriented because there was all this sky. I didn’t know how I had traveled so quickly to a land that was obviously so remote. I looked for ages to find the right place in Manhattan and people said ‘Well, what about Brooklyn?’ I said, ‘I didn’t move to New York to live in Brooklyn.’ But then I wanted a garden and that was only going to be possible in Brooklyn. Now I really wouldn’t go back to Manhattan. The neighborhood that we live in is just amazing. I never thought that I would have that living in New York City.”

10+ pictures inside of Michelle Williams chasing Matilda Ledger… More Here! »

Michelle Williams goes for coffee run with her adorable daughter Matilda Ledger and mom Carla in Brooklyn, New York City on Friday (May 15).

Michelle, 28, has been busy shooting scenes with Ryan Gosling for their upcoming movie, Blue Valentine. The movie follows them as a couple in a failing marriage. As their relationship hits the rocks, they recall better days.

20+ pictures inside of Michelle and Matilda’s Carla coffee run… More Here! »