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Heath Ledger made prediction about The Dark Knight before he passed away that came true

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Updated 15:08 16 Oct 2024 GMT+1Published 15:09 16 Oct 2024 GMT+1

Heath Ledger made prediction about The Dark Knight before he passed away that came true

Ledger died from an accidental overdose while The Dark Knight was in the final stages of production

Anish Vij

Anish Vij

Heath Ledger made a bold prediction about how The Dark Knight would be received before he passed away, Andrew Garfield says.

The late actor died at the age of 28 after accidentally overdosing on prescription painkillers while the movie was in the final stages of production.

Just over 12 months after his death on 22 January 2008, Ledger was awarded the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor posthumously for his iconic portrayal of the Joker.

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Heath Ledger died from an accidental overdose while The Dark Knight was in the final stages of production (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
Heath Ledger died from an accidental overdose while The Dark Knight was in the final stages of production (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

Now, The Amazing Spider-Man star Garfield claims he had a brief interaction with Ledger not long after he finished filming.

In an interview on Josh Horowitz's Happy Sad Confused podcast, Garfield recalls the conversation he had at the time, explaining that Ledger predicted the flick's success.

“He was so smug about it,” Garfield said.

“I was like, ‘How did that go?’ and he was like, ‘Yeah, it’s really good.’”

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The pair also spent a short time working together on 2009’s The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.

“I remember his like, Empire magazine cover came out and he was like, 'Oh, they used a f**king s**t photo',” Garfield said.

Garfield has recalled a conversation he once had with Ledger shortly after The Dark Knight had finished filming (YouTube/Josh Horowitz)
Garfield has recalled a conversation he once had with Ledger shortly after The Dark Knight had finished filming (YouTube/Josh Horowitz)

“And I was like, 'Are you kidding me, dude that looks f**king incredible'.

“And he was like, 'Nah, the pose is all wrong, it looks kinda like a conventional version of what an actor…you’ll see'. And yeah, I did see.”

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The Social Network star also shared that Ledger once gave him a pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses he had just complimented.

“He was just a very generous, beautiful, creative spirit,” he said. “He was a kind of beacon, it was like a wild animal.

“He was so free and so wild and so, kind of dangerous on set in a way that was the kind of thing that is inspiring and spontaneous.

“He would say before every take, or one take every scene, ‘Let’s have some fun with this one'."

Ahead of the highly anticipated We Live in Time, Garfield is starring alongside Florence Pugh in the new romantic drama.

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Directed by John Crowley, the film follows the passionate relationship between Almut (Pugh) and Tobias (Garfield).

The pair are connected in a hospital ward after Almut accidentally runs Tobias over.

They very quickly fall in love when Almut receives a horror cancer diagnosis which turns their world upside down.

The two stars have since opened up about how they bonded on set, revealing they 'didn't hear cut' during a sex scene.

We Live in Time is set to be released in the UK on 1 January.

Featured Image Credit: ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images/Warner Brothers

Topics: Batman, Celebrity, Film, Heath Ledger, Joker, Andrew Garfield

Anish Vij
Anish Vij

Anish is a Journalist at LADbible Group and is a GG2 Young Journalist of the Year 2025. He has a Master's degree in Multimedia Journalism and a Bachelor's degree in International Business Management. Apart from that, his life revolves around the ‘Four F’s’ - family, friends, football and food. Email: [email protected]

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