Posted by: admin on January 22nd, 2008

One of the stars of the upcoming Batman film, “The Dark Knight,” has just been found dead in his apartment of an apparent drug overdose. The 28 year old Heath Ledger previously appeared in films such as Brokeback Mountain and was currently filming “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.” The movie, directed by Terry Gilliam, was due to be released next year.

According to TMZ.com, when his masseuse arrived for his afternoon appointment and the star did not appear, his housekeeper entered his room. His body was discovered by the housekeeper and masseue along with some unidentified prescription pills. At this time foul play is not suspected - instead it appears to have been an accidental overdose.

Our condolences to Heath’s friends and family.