[US Entertainment] Actor

Ebert doesn't know how to describe Heath Ledger's state these days. Anyone with eyes in the crew should be able to see that Heath Ledger is very wrong. He spoke, but in the next second, he was out of his mind, and he didn't know where he was floating.

Fortunately, he still knows the responsibilities of an actor, and he still devotes himself to the interpretation of the role with [-]% full enthusiasm, but what is different from the past is that the "clown" he plays seems to have a sharp temperament, which is more Extreme, more like a pure villain, this effect is of course what the crew is looking for, but for those who pay attention to him, such as Ebert, such as Christopher Nolan, they are very worried about Heath Ledger In the depths of the spirit, there is a certain resonance with the inner world of "Joker", worrying that he will indulge himself to accept those sharp and extreme abnormal emotions.

Nolan couldn't help but reflect: "I wonder if it was a wrong decision to invite Heath Ledger to play this role."

"But you must also admit that among all the candidates, no one will perform better than Heath Ledger." Emma Thomas comforted her husband, "Now it depends on whether he can come out , A fragile person can’t go further. His current state reminds me of when we first came to the United States, we were desperate every day, but we have survived now, everything is fine, and it will be better in the future .”

Christopher Nolan has gradually become a first-line Hollywood director with his excellent performance in "The Mystery of Shadows". Although his previous performances in "Memento" and "White Night" were not bad, in the eyes of American audiences, He has always been a niche, non-mainstream director, and "Mystery of Heroes and Shadows" really established his position.Before "Memento", Nolan shot a large number of short films. After his first work "Following" came out, Nolan almost tried his best to find a distributor. He almost went to various independent and niche film festivals. Only when his "Memory Fragments" became famous did "Following" have a chance to see the light of day again.

Every big coffee has a history of blood and tears before becoming famous.What happened to Heath Ledger is not worth mentioning in the eyes of many people. In Hollywood, there are many people who are a hundred times or a thousand times more miserable than what happened to Heath Ledger, but those people are still alive today. People lose hope in life, but Heath Ledger chose the most extreme way.

Ebert's mood is also a bit complicated. He really wants to help Heath Ledger, and he has been doing this during the filming process.

But he is not Heath Ledger himself, his problem can only be solved by himself, and the consolation effect of others is limited, only when he comes out by himself can he be saved.

One day, as soon as Ebert got off the elevator in the hotel, he ran into a person head-on. After the person hurriedly said "sorry" to him, he pressed the elevator door and went upstairs.From the moment the elevator door closed, Ebert vaguely felt that this person looked familiar, but his assistant Bruce recognized him: "This is Heath Ledger's assistant Ryan, what's wrong with him?"

Ebert's eyes widened suddenly, and then he turned and entered the elevator. He gave Bruce the key and asked him to buy himself two cups of hot drinks.During the time when the elevator was rising, Ebert kept thinking about issues related to Heath Ledger in his mind. The moment the elevator door opened, he took a deep breath, raised his legs, and ran quickly to Heath Ledger. In front of Ledger's room.

In order to make the actors cooperate more tacitly, the crew deliberately arranged the rooms of several leading actors on the same floor. Except for Maggie Gyllenhaal, everyone's rooms are close together. Ebert usually has some problems and Heath. · Ledger also entered his room during the discussion. At that time, Heath Ledger was always the first to answer the door, but for some reason today, Ebert knocked for a long time and no one responded.

Reminiscent of his assistant's flustered expression just now, Ebert's heart suddenly thumped, feeling a little flustered.

So he slammed on the door harder: "Heath, I have something to do with you, come and open the door!"

Fortunately, today is a rest day, Michael Caine went to a nearby park to exercise, Morgan Freeman flew back to Los Angeles, and the others went out to pick up girls, go shopping, the entire floor was empty except for Ebert And Heath Ledger and no one else.

The room was still quiet, and there was no response at all.

Ebert's fists were soaked in sweat, they were sticky and cold, he exhaled lightly, pondered for a few seconds, took two steps back slowly, lifted his feet, With a "bang", the door of the room was almost kicked in two by him.

As soon as Ebert entered the door, Heath Ledger's assistant looked at him angrily: "Ebert Dawson, even if you are an Oscar winner, you don't have the right to break into other people's rooms at will? Now please You get out, or Heath will consider suing you!"

Ebert knocked off the waving arm of the assistant named Ryan, and went straight to Heath Ledger's bed. Ryan tried to stop him, but Ebert was a full head taller than him, and he usually exercises regularly. Before and during the filming of The Dark Knight, a large-scale intensive exercise was carried out. In terms of strength, this assistant gentleman was not his opponent at all. After being pushed by Ebert, Ryan took a few steps back. Slowed down, when he tried to stop Ebert again, Ebert had already stepped forward, and his legs were already close to Heath Ledger's bedside.

It's clear at a glance.

Painkillers and sedatives were scattered beside the bed, and there were traces of sleeping pill boxes in the trash can. Heath Ledger was sleeping peacefully on the bed. Even in his sleep, he frowned. Not stable.

When Ryan saw this scene, the original panic on his face gradually dissipated, he looked at Ebert, his eyes were sharp: "You have seen it, tell me, what do you need to keep this matter from being exposed? "

Ebert silently picked up the medicine bottle on the ground and put it on the table: "What do I want?"

"Isn't it? Otherwise, you don't need to come in at all. You must have seen the bottle I put in the bag at the elevator entrance. I was very impatient, and Heath's mental state was really not good during this time, so I was called It's normal for you to find anything." Ryan folded his arms, "As long as you don't expose this matter, we can satisfy you with anything, Heath's agent will come soon, you can bring your Broker, come to a fair and open negotiation."

"Don't argue that you don't have any malicious intentions. You and I know what kind of circle Hollywood is. Although you are a big star and I'm just a small assistant, I don't necessarily know much less than you. Heath The performance in "The Dark Knight" is very good, this movie may be his best work so far, you can't deny that he has overshadowed you, even if you are an Oscar winner and a leading actor, but on In performance, you are far behind Heath."

Ebert calmly listened to Assistant Heath's narration. After a while, he suddenly asked, "How long has he had this tendency, since Michelle Williams broke up with him?"

Ryan froze slightly, he raised his head and stared into Ebert's eyes.In Ebert's eyes, he didn't see a complacent expression, nor was he excited, nor was he calculating. Instead, he was as calm as the surface of water, and he replied: "After that, Heath's mental state was not the same before. Well, it is easy for him to get himself into it when he was filming, but he recovered a little during the filming of "The Dark Knight". He broke up."

"He is very broken and has a tendency to self-harm. I have put away all the sharp things around him, but he is hitting his head against the wall. There is no way, I can only bring him these medicines."

"These medicines can't be given to him. The medicines are easy to cause dependence." Ebert stared at the room that was too clean, "You can find something for him to do, besides reading the script, take him to sing , Huahua. Does he have a new film contract during this time? If there is no contract, it is best to stop as soon as possible, and it is not very good for him to keep working."

"Okay, okay." Ryan's expression was a little weird, but listening to Ebert's calm and indifferent voice, he inexplicably developed a sense of trust in him, subconsciously nodded and obeyed his instructions.

Not being able to sleep is really a very broken feeling. Although Ebert himself does not have depression, there are always people in the actor industry who cannot bear the inner pressure and become depressed and collapsed. Ebert has seen several cases in his previous life In this life, Heath Ledger is still the first example he has seen. Those big stars who are glamorous in front of people have to endure the painful torture of keeping their eyes open until dawn. Ebert himself has not experienced it, but he empathy.

Once I can't fall asleep, I will think about things in my heart, the more I think about it, the more I can't fall asleep, the more I think about it, the more I collapse, and my mental state will gradually change between tossing and turning.

Ebert watched Ryan put away the medicine bottle. Before leaving, he asked Ryan for Michelle Williams' phone number. Before that, he had no communication with the female star. Michelle Williams Ebert happened to have no Oscar nominations in the year Williams became famous, but considering Heath Ledger's current state, he felt it was necessary to explain to Michelle Williams.

As soon as Ebert came out of Heath Ledger's room, his assistant Bruce went upstairs: "What a pity, I heard the news that the elevator was broken as soon as I got up, and my leg almost broke."

Ebert took the cup, took a sip of the milk-flavored drink, and silently lamented that he might gain a few pounds this month, but he didn't have much self-control in the face of food, no matter whether he was fat or not, he would eat it , The big deal is to lose weight in the future.

The elevator was broken, and the two of them could only take the stairs. Bruce had just walked it once, and now his face wrinkled into a bitter gourd: "I don't know when it will be repaired, it's really bad enough."

It has been raining in Chicago for the past few days. The rain is misty and not too heavy, but when you go out in a raincoat, it always makes people feel uncomfortable with muddy water on your shoes.The shooting locations of the crew are concentrated in several streets in Chicago, and there are many real fighting scenes, so most of the time the entire street is blocked by the crew, even if fans want to know the first-hand dynamics of the crew, they have to stand on a high place and go down shoot.

Walking on the road, Ebert greeted the patrolling policemen: "Good morning, Sidney!"

"Good morning, Ebert!"

During the filming of "The Dark Knight", many police officers from the Chicago Police Department were recruited. They are diligent and dedicated police officers when they are working. When they are on vacation, they will join the crew to assist in the filming. Of course, the crew will pay a lot of money for this. For a substantial fee, police officers also get paid a little extra.

During the filming period, Ebert rarely came out to hang out. The last time he went out was when Leonardo came to visit the set.The temperature dropped slightly in autumn. Ebert was wearing a short leather jacket. Just as he was about to open the umbrella, he heard the sound of shutters around him.

He turned his head helplessly, only to find that a small encirclement circle had formed around him at some point, and more and more people gathered around him, young girls surrounded him with youthful smiles on their faces. At a glance, Ebert's mood also improved.

He just stood there motionless, with his hands open: "How long will it take to shoot, hurry up and shoot!"

The fans who thought he would be angry looked at each other and showed an excited smile. Mobile phones, cameras, and all the tools that can take pictures came in handy. Some bold fans even stood up and asked him if he could take a group photo alone. Ebert just shook his head and said with a smile: "If you only shoot with one person, it's not fair to others. If you shoot with all of them—"

He shrugged his shoulders and made many fans laugh with his helpless expression.

Ebert usually doesn’t meet so many fans when he goes out. The rest time set by the production team is usually not on weekends, but today coincides with it. Many students nearby heard that the production team was filming and planned to try their luck. Who knew the truth? met Ebert.

Amazing luck!

For Ebert, being chased by a group of fans is not a bad thing, anyway, he just went out to stroll casually. Te has no choice.Simply, he and Bruce walked to the door of a movie theater, bought a movie ticket for each of the fans who had been standing behind him, and invited them to go in and watch the movie.

October is the off-season of the film market, and there aren't any outstanding films released. Last year's "The Departed" was a hit, and the data was so bright that the entire film market looked at it.However, the performance of this year's summer file is not too bad. Although no movie has a box office breakthrough of 10 million like "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest", "Batman 4" and "Shrek 3" have both exceeded 3 million at the box office. Ramon's newly developed "Transformers" series also topped the list with a box office of more than 3 million U.S. dollars. "Pirates of the Caribbean 3: To the End of the World", which Ebert did not participate in, did not perform well, and the box office was even worse. Warner's "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" ranked fourth among the movies released this year with a box office of 3 million US dollars, and its performance is considered excellent.

Ebert looked around and found that only one "Super Bowl Dad" had a good box office, but the fans behind him obviously preferred "Resident Evil 3". Ebert has always been insensitive to films of this type, but fans Everyone liked it, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.

After the movie was over, Bruce stared at his empty popcorn cup and asked Ebert, "Why don't you eat any?"

Ha ha, it's strange if you can eat it.Sure enough, he will never watch a movie with this theme again!

Pushing the popcorn cup into Bruce's arms: "I'll eat it for you, you're too thin!"

Bruce touched his balloon-like belly with a puzzled face. He has gained four or five pounds this month compared to last month. Is this still called skinny?

Although he thought so in his heart, Bruce still took the popcorn unceremoniously and started to eat it.Mr. Assistant did not notice at all how Ebert looked at him plaintively while he was enjoying his meal.

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When Heath Ledger woke up, it was already dark. He rubbed his forehead, the sharp tingling sensation was still looming, and the lingering noise was still in his ears. It didn't get better, but it became more and more chaotic... He felt that he had tried his best, but he couldn't get rid of the reality that caused him pain. If he had been in this state, he would rather return to the embrace of God as soon as possible...

How can it be?Heath Ledger suddenly opened his eyes, how could he have such an idea, he is still so young, his Matilda is still so small... Heath Ledger shook his head desperately, calling for his assistant: " Lane, Lane!"

The moment his eyes swept over the bed, he noticed that the medicine bottles that had been placed beside the bed had been cleaned up. Heath Ledger frowned slightly, and stared at the door for a long time.

As expected, Ryan was still there, and he felt a little relieved.However, in the next second, Heath Ledger's pupils suddenly dilated, his teeth were clenched, and he looked at the small figure behind Ryan in disbelief, the small hands, the familiar face, and the angel smile.

It was his Maltilda.

Heath Ledger has always been a strong father image in front of his daughter. Although his daughter is only two years old and does not understand many things, he always feels that children have their own ideas, so he respects his daughter very much and also I hope that I am a great and excellent father in the eyes of my daughter.

but now……

The embarrassment gradually overshadowed the excitement at the moment when Maltida appeared, and he shrank his shoulders uncomfortably to cover up the possible scars on his body.He glanced at his hand in disgust again, it was too thin and not mighty at all, his face must be very pale now, his complexion must be haggard, he must not be handsome...

Just as Heath Ledger was meditating in his heart, Maltida had let go of Ryan's hand, ran to Heath Ledger's bedside with cheerful steps, and yelled loudly and resoundingly: "Dad! "

In the next second, Heath Ledger felt a small sweet kiss on his cheek. He hugged his daughter and embraced his small body, as if his heart was suddenly filled with something. .

"Why did you come?"

Marthida pondered for a moment: "An uncle called Mom, and then Martilda came! Is Dad sick? I'm here to accompany Dad."

Before Heath Ledger could react, a small and soft body quickly lay down next to him, as if realizing that his father was taken aback by his speed, Maltilda proudly covered her mouth and covered it with the quilt With half of his face, he showed a bright smile at Heath Ledger.

Heath Ledger was a little thankful that Ryan put away those medicine bottles early. According to her lively and active personality, she would keep asking herself what those bottles were. Heath Ledger didn't want to lie to her. Now she Although she doesn't understand anything, when she grows up, she will understand what these things are one day.

Ryan came halfway, when he saw Heath, who had been troubled by depression these days, lying quietly beside his daughter, listening to her chatting about the dogs and cats at home, watching his pale face gradually turn pale When he was flushed and his empty eyes slowly regained their brilliance, he suddenly had the urge to cry.

After Maltida fell asleep, Ryan told Heath Ledger in detail what happened today. Heath Ledger didn't say anything, but just kept listening in silence.

Maltida stayed in the crew for more than 10 days. Almost from the time she appeared in the studio, the whole crew gathered together, wanting to see this cute little princess.The little girl's parents are both actors, and she is no stranger to the studio. Seeing her father's face painted with colorful dyes, she is not afraid at all. Instead, she hugs the makeup artist and hopes that she can have the same The make-up artist couldn't help but paint her a "clown" look with harmless dyes.

Christopher Nolan suddenly had an idea, he took his son over, and costumer Lindy Hemming simply made an extra set of bat suits for Nolan's son - the photographer gave the little girl a serious look I filmed a different kind of Batman vs. "Joker" with the young man, and suggested that Nolan could put this scene at the end of the film as an easter egg, or use it in publicity, which may also be a surprise.

After Martilda arrived, Heath Ledger talked more obviously: "She is not like me at all, nor is she like Michelle, she may be more like her grandmother, lively and active, and can't rest every day."

Heath Ledger couldn't help showing a gentle smile on his face as he watched his daughter Yong Dengfeng, who was twisting her small buttocks and was only as tall as her own thigh, wanted to touch Batman's chest muscles.

The power of family affection can indeed melt everything. The arrival of Maltilda revived Heath Ledger. His assistant Ryan told Ebert privately that he now goes to bed early every day, and the children are lively and active , If he goes to bed late, the little girl will stay awake and refuse to sleep. In order to make himself more like a responsible father, Heath Ledger can only demonstrate in person.He thought he would still suffer from insomnia as usual, but he didn't expect that the quality of his sleep was unexpectedly good, and he slept until dawn every day—except when his dear little angel wet the bed and his poor father had to get up to clean up.

More than 10 days is not a long time, but Heath Ledger's changes are almost earth-shaking.After Maltida left the crew, Heath Ledger found Ebert to express his gratitude to him: "Thank you for moving Michelle for me. Before that, I always thought you were just my collaborator, but Now, Ebert, you're my best friend."

"You're welcome, because I think the energetic 'clown' is the most interesting." Ebert raised his eyebrows, "How do you feel now?"

"I'm fine, I can't be better, Michelle and I do have relationship problems, but I should actively solve these problems and give Matilda a happy life instead of facing it negatively." Heath Ledger chuckled, "But Ebert, you kicked the door and broke it, shouldn't you be compensated?"

The author has something to say: yesterday's update made a mistake, I wrote that Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams were divorced, they were not actually married, they were just engaged and then broke up.Heath Ledger wrote the will in 03. At that time, he did not know Michelle, so Michelle was not part of the estate.