My roommate told me about this about an hour or so ago. I thought it was a joke too at first. Then, she started ranting about it and I realized she was serious.
I was looking forward to seeing him as Jaime Lannister in Game of Thrones. Dang....
Game of Thrones! That is an awesome book! I didn't even know there was going to be a Game of Thrones movie, much less that Heath Ledger was going to be in it! Aw man . . .