Sad sad day!

It's always so upsetting when a life is cut short, the news last night that Australian actor Heath Ledger had been found dead in his Manhatten apartment really shocked me. He was just 28 years old and had such a promising career ahead of him. His performances in Monster's Ball and I'm not there had received major critical acclaim but his groundbreaking turn in Brokeback Mountain bought him to the world's attention. His understated performance in the gay love story brought tears to my eyes and i have watched the film many times since. In July his final film "The Dark Knight" the follow up to Batman Begin's will see him playing The Joker and i am sure that film will now take on a whole new tragic meaning.