{"product_id":"heath-ledger-entertainment-weekly-magazine-collector-january-2009-brand-new","title":"Heath Ledger Entertainment Weekly Magazine Collector January 2009 - BRAND NEW","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"glide-slide-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"glide-slide-desc elementFont__body--paragraphWithin elementFont__body--linkWithin\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"intro article-info\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"headline-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"Polaris-Header-Title_2qj8j\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eHeath Ledger Entertainment Weekly Magazine Collector January 2009\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"headline heading-content elementFont__display\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff8000;\"\u003eFREE SHIPPING\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"headline heading-content elementFont__display\"\u003eHeath Ledger: The untold stories\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"karma-lazy-sponsorLogo\" class=\"sponsor-logo\"\u003eA year after his tragic death, and on the eve of an Oscar nomination for ''The Dark Knight,'' friends and colleagues revealed new details about the talented young actor — and shared some unforgettable stories\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 2009, Entertainment Weekly reached out to dozens of Heath Ledger's friends and collaborators in the industry — many of whom hadn't spoken publicly about his death at that point — to compile an oral history of his fascinating but sadly abbreviated film career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe surprising portrait that emerges offers new insight into this complicated artist, an actor who stayed true to his adventurous instincts while attempting to navigate the perilous waters of stardom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeath Ledger, who won a posthumous Golden Globe award for Best Supporting Actor in The Dark Knight, is the subject of Entertainment Weekly’s latest cover story.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the new issue, Heath’s friends, former co-stars and those who worked with him behind the scenes open up with their thoughts on the actor, who died nearly a year ago, on January 22, 2008.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBelow are some of the quotes from the piece:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJulia Stiles, co-star, 10 Things I Hate About You (1999): “Heath always seemed so mature. I got the sense he was averse to becoming any kind of teen idol.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI think he felt like 10 Things had more substance, but he anticipated that if he did more movies like this, he’d get stuck doing teen romantic comedies.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMel Gibson,\u003c\/strong\u003e co-star, The Patriot (2000): “His audition for The Patriot was rough. But he got the gig because of some kind of honest thing that was intrinsic to him. He was just authentic and sincere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI don’t think he knew the power he had already. So he’d work himself up into an angst situation, trying to get at things that were already there. You almost wanted to say, ‘Dude, just calm down and be yourself. It’s good.'”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWes Bentley, co-star, The Four Feathers (2002): “Heath didn’t give himself enough credit for his talent as an actor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe didn’t know what he had so he decided to enjoy what was being offered to him. I wanted to explain to him, ‘Please wake up to how great you are’…I didn’t go to the funeral because I know Heath would have been laughing at it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe would have had that smile on his face. At the very least he would have shrugged it off.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGary Oldman, co-star, The Dark Knight (2008): “I kind of raised my eyebrow at the casting and thought, Oh, I wonder how that will be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut any concerns that one may have had vanished when you got on the set with him. I did a couple of scenes with Heath in the first leg of the shoot in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI called a friend and he said, ‘How’s Heath?’ I said, ‘He’s breathtaking. He’s going to be astounding.’ I could tell just working for five minutes with him.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLedger was 28 at the time of his death. He would have turned 30 in April.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b3b3b3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeath Ledger Picture Credit: Sandy Scheltema\/The AGE\/Fairfax Media via Getty Images\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b3b3b3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeath Ledger Picture Credit: Everett Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b3b3b3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeath Ledger Picture Credit: Jaimie Trueblood\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b3b3b3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeath Ledger Picture Credit: Jaimie Trueblood\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b3b3b3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeath Ledger Picture Credit: Jaimie Trueblood\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b3b3b3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeath Ledger Picture Credit: Everett Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b3b3b3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeath Ledger Picture Credit: Everett Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b3b3b3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeath Ledger Picture Credit: Jaimie Trueblood\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b3b3b3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeath Ledger Picture Credit: Miramax\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b3b3b3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeath Ledger Picture Credit: Jaimie Trueblood\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b3b3b3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeath Ledger Picture Credit: Jeff Kravitz\/FilmMagic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b3b3b3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeath Ledger Picture Credit: Jeff Kravitz\/FilmMagic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b3b3b3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeath Ledger Picture Credit: Doane Gregory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b3b3b3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eA brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging (where packaging is applicable).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePackaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in non-retail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee the seller's listing for full details.\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/promo.place\/pages\/item-condition\/\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSee all condition definitions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"PromoPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41000768536635,"sku":"","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0552\/6919\/5835\/products\/HeathLedger.jpg?v=1670171792","url":"https:\/\/shop.us.city\/products\/heath-ledger-entertainment-weekly-magazine-collector-january-2009-brand-new","provider":"US CITY","version":"1.0","type":"link"}