Does anyone see a connection between the Heath Ledger/Batman situation and the Brandon Lee/The Crow situation?

Question

Heath Ledger as The Joker is the spitting image of Brandon Lee in "The Crow" (click on the link below to see pic) Both actors died in mysterious circumstances before both these superhero movies (their final ones) came out.

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.a…

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Both Brandon Lee and Heath Ledger were actors in their 20s who died after just completing what would have become their big breakthrough roles.

Heath Ledger was never a huge Hollywood star, but "The Dark Knight" would have made him one. "The Crow" also would have made Brandon Lee a big star, but neither actor lived to see it.

Brandon Lee died in a freak accident on the set of "The Crow." It was very unusual for something like that to happen on a film set, so it was a mysterious death.

Heath Ledger was found naked and surrounded by pills, this too is mysterious. Was it accidental? Suicide? Murder? We may never know, therefore IT IS MYSTERIOUS!

The NYPD believe Ledger's death was a drug overdose. I have always believed it was and HAVE NOT changed my mind.

Actors can have several movies come out after their deaths, for example James Dean had two movies completed but not yet released before he died.

The film an actor dies on may not necessarily be the last film of theirs to be released and, therefore, not their last role (as seen by the public).

Answer 1

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very eerie

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You're right, allison. At least one intelligent person answered the question.

I'm not saying there's a "curse" or making a conspiracy theory out of it, I'm merely saying that Ledger and Lee were men of similar ages at similar stages in their careers who died similarly strange deaths. RIP.

Answer 2

only Brandon Lee is about a zillion times better looking

Answer 3

Nope just you .........

;)

Answer 4

No. Heath Ledgers death is only a mystery because he just died yesterday. There hasn't even been an autopsy yet! Surely when that takes place they will discover how he died.

Answer 5

No. Its just a coincidence.

What about River Phoenix? You don't mention him..

Answer 6

Yes I can see they were both wearing almost identical make up, but only for a part, I doubt it has any significance.
Do you think it may make them turn to the occult/dark side or similar?

Answer 7

That's the biggest stretch of "common" facts I've ever seen. They were nothing alike.

Answer 8

Heath Ledger - Aussie, died most likely of an overdose at home.

Brandon Lee - American, killed by a bullet from a gun during filming

And the connection is... ?

It is human nature to look for patterns. It is also human nature to be seriously flawed.

Answer 9

I come from Spain, I saw in the TV the new about died of that actor. But Brandon Lee died during a scene of the film, ´Was the same situation of Heath Ledger?

Answer 10

no. I don't think Heath Ledger upset the Chinese Triads with his martial arts.

Answer 11

All the upto date information is on here about 'Heath Ledger'.

http://www.tmz.com/category/r-i-p/

Answer 12

Erm no. The autopsy hasnt been returned on Heath Ledger. What happened to Brandon Lee was a tragic accident. It wasnt mysterious, it was down to a fault with the guns.

Obviously both these superhero films were their final ones. Brandon Lee died during filming and his final scenes are actually computer generated. If they were still alive I am sure they would have made more films. Its not rocket science.

In your previous question you state that you know that Heath Ledger died because of a drug overdose because he was a drug addict. Now you dont seem so sure.

Edit: Oooh spooky are you now going to widen the net and include River Pheonix too. Brad Renfro died the other week as well and he was in his 20s. You forgot about him.

People die all the time. You just dont expect it to happen to famous people, as they seem untouchable and immortal. No conspiracy here, stop clutching at straws.

Brandon Lee died over 15 years ago. Yes it was a freak accident, but freak accidents do happen. There was a cause of death and they knew what caused it, hence the lack of mystery.

Edit: Yes films can still be still released after an actors death, but they are never going to MAKE another one are they?

Go and post a question saying that Elvis works in your local McDonalds that seems like a more logical thing than this.

Answer 13

OMG!!!!! Thats so strange!

they both made their final movies before they died!

ermm did you expect Brandon Lee to keep acting after his death then?


Edit: Sorry Claire never saw your answer lol

Answer 14

that's troubling...

Answer 15

Listen. In an interview he was in back in Nov he told them that he really stressed out during the making of The Dark Knight and that his role with the Joker had really taken its toll on him. He also stated that he was having problems sleeping and he couldn't stop thinking. He said (back then) the other night he had to take 2 very strong sleeping pills in order to get just one hour of sleep. Someone mentioned that you can become immune to those pills as anyone can with most other pills anyway.. and I feel he had to keep taking more in order to get enough sleep so that his lack of sleep would not effect his upcoming movie that he was JUST starting to start on.
Sure there are a lot of messed up stars out there on drugs but don't automatically assume he was trying to commit suicide. My guess is that it was accidental ..and i believe his lack of sleep had a lot to do with his Joker character from the dark knight he was prolly having trouble shake off as he said the role of the Joker had really taken a toll on him. he wasn't a drug addict and he didn't kill himself on purpose. That is what media sick people would hope for though.

Answer 16

No, not really, you might also have mentioned James Dean, but it still wouldn't prove a link, young man, good paying career, a lot to live for, can't cope ???? so turns, it seems to drugs.....
He should have got a dog mate.

Answer 17

No mystery at all: accidental shotgun and overdose (whether intentional or accidental) Is very funny that kind of people who find real life mysteries not enough interesting, so they have to imagine nonsense as 'Brandon Lee was murderer', 'Elvis isn't really dead'... and now this poor man Ledger. Delusions vagaries, can be entertaining, but not to be taken seriously. Get a life and live it: you'll find a lot of real mysteries