It’s exhausting to consider it’s been 25 years since one of many greatest Shakespeare-adapted films, 10 Issues I Hate About You, graced us with its theatrical presence. However, after all, it’s exhausting to consider that rom-com with out the stellar efficiency of late actor Heath Ledger. The movie’s feminine lead, Julia Stiles, hasn’t forgotten both as she displays on what it was like when she labored with the beloved performer.
In 10 Issues I Hate About You, common sophomore pupil Bianca isn’t allowed up to now till her outcast older sister, Kat (performed by Julia Stiles), does. This results in “dangerous boy” Patrick (performed by Heath Ledger) getting paid up to now Kat. Years after the Save the Final Dance actress labored with Ledger, she spoke type phrases concerning the late actor on Watch What Occurs Stay with Andy Cohen. Put together to be touched by her heartwarming tribute to him:
He was such a drive. He walked right into a room and simply lit it up and [he] had a lot vitality and fervour, and it is actually unhappy that he is gone.
I can think about how heartbreaking it will need to have been when she heard about Heath Ledger’s passing. Contemplating the lovable chemistry the 2 shared in one of many greatest enemies-turned-lovers movies, it’s clear their connection left a long-lasting impression on her. After his deadly unintentional drug overdose in 2008, Ledger was an instance of a beloved actor who, sadly, by no means made it to 40. It was an unbelievable loss within the leisure trade as this actor might have been on the verge of a profession surge after his Darkish Knight efficiency.
Nonetheless, the Brokeback Mountain star was remembered as an exceptional actor with many tales to show what a expertise he was. As an illustration, Heath Ledger took a profession hiatus for a yr after 10 Issues I Hate About You to keep away from being typecast with comparable characters to Patrick. As a substitute, he wished to play extra numerous roles. It was definitely a daring selection for the gifted actor to make as his profession took him throughout varied roles like Bob Dylan, 14th-century peasant William Thatcher, and his transformative portrayal of The Joker the place he gained a posthumous Oscar for The Darkish Knight. If Ledger have been nonetheless alive at the moment, I’d prefer to consider he’d proceed impressing audiences with extra groundbreaking roles that showcased his unbelievable vary.
Julia Stiles isn’t the one solid member from 10 Issues I Hate About You to recollect The Patriot actor. A number of years in the past, Joseph Gordon-Levitt shared a solid throwback picture because the box-office hit approached its twentieth anniversary. Director of the teenager comedy flick, Gil Junger, mirrored on what “an previous soul” Ledger was and the way “crushed” he felt when he discovered he died. It’s proof that the Lords of Dogtown actor will probably be missed by all of those that have been fortunate sufficient to know and work with him.
Listening to Julia Stiles discuss Heath Ledger bringing “vitality and fervour” when he got here right into a room is a real reminder of what made him so unforgettable. The Oscar winner really gave it his all in each efficiency and I’m positive his former co-stars will proceed to maintain his reminiscence alive. You’ll be able to relive the candy chemistry between Stiles and Ledger with 10 Issues I Hate About You accessible in your Peacock subscription.