Charles Roven, producer of The Dark Knight, gave an official statement on Heath Ledger’s death to our friends over at Comingsoon.net, saying:
He was a good friend of mine, both personally and professionally. We did two films together one of which was “The Dark Knight.” He was really a great guy and an incredibly brilliant actor. Wherever he is in the universe now I hope he’s happy.
Roven also worked with Ledger for Gilliam’s The Brothers Grimm. The full story can be found here.