I’m in total shock with this one ..
A truly prodigious talent.
From his first high profile outing in the much undervalued The Patriot and his great turn in the wonderful A Knight’s Tale – to the brooding, self destructive (and what some may see now as prophetic) role in Monsters Ball and his truly outstanding performance in Brokeback Mountain..
This lad was a very fine actor very much on the rise.
The clips I’ve seen of him in the soon to be released Batman sequel The Dark Night look excellent.
Whilst the question of celebrity excess will no doubt rear it’s head and whilst it is almost inevitable now that he will join the mythical pantheon of great young Hollywood martyrs such as James Dean and River Phoenix ; one can’t help but lament the tragedy of it all.
The loss of a great acting potential.
The loss of a 28 year old life.
:(
When this great tune was a hit (wayyyy way back in my teenage days) I had quite a crush on the lass in the vid (and I don’t mean Georgey Porgey lol) :D ..