Heath Ledger to Be Honored in Documentary 9 Years After His Death

Nine years after his untimely death, Heath Ledger‘s incredible life will be celebrated in a new documentary called: I Am: Heath Ledger.

The docco is set to air in May and will be brought to life by Spike-TV, who have previously covered the lives of JKF Junior and Steve McQueen.

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It’s believed The Dark Knight Rises inner circle will be interviewed for the TV special.

Heath in 2003.

No exact names have been confirmed, however, the Oscar winner was close friends with stars like Jake Gyllenhaal, Matt Damon, and Christian Bale.

Heath passed away in NYC in 2008 from a prescription drug overdose. Before his death, he was engaged to actress Michelle Williams but they called off their romance in 2007.

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In a recent interview with Porter Magazine, the actress admitted she still struggled with the fact her daughter, Matilda, 11, didn’t have her dad around.

Heath and Michelle in March 2006.

“In all honesty, for pretty much everything else, I feel like I’m a believer in not fighting circumstances, accepting where you are and where you’ve been.In pretty much all senses but one, I would be able to go totally down that line of thinking were it not for Matilda not having her dad,” she explained to Porter.

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“You know, that’s just something that doesn’t… I mean, it just won’t ever be right.”

This story originally appeared on NowToLove.com.

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