As questions about how their loved one died remain unanswered, Heath Ledger’s family is expected to begin arriving in New York City Friday for his funeral.

“The family doesn’t want us to give out any information,” George Amad, the general manager of the Frank E. Campbell funeral chapel told the Associated Press.

Who can blame them? The actor’s family found out about his death in a most unfortunate way.

“I heard about his death in the press, and I called his mother to find out what was happening, and even she didn’t know,” Heath’s uncle, Neil Bell, told People. “Heath’s father found out through the press. ... It’s a pretty devastating way to find out.”

The actor had been filming “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” at the time of his death and now the Terry Gilliam-directed film has been suspended indefinitely. He had been scheduled to arrive in Vancouver today to resume filming.

A decision has not yet been made about whether to scrap the entire film or to recast his role. Sources told ET Online that the filmmakers are hoping to regroup after the weekend and then decide how to proceed.
Heath’s director in “Four Feathers,” Shekhar Kapur, said that he last spoke with the actor on Monday night when Heath told him he was jet-lagged. He tried calling him Tuesday morning but got no answer.

On his blog, Kapur wrote: “Farewell Heath. I always knew you had an ancient soul. I always said you had a wisdom beyond your years. And somehow I always knew that your spirit was too restless. Goodbye, my brother.”

Daniel Day-Lewis appeared via satellite on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” this week to talk about his Oscar nomination, but he quickly changed the subject: “I hope you don’t mind if I speak about this. I feel very unsettled at the moment... and I suppose it’s because I only just saw the news about Heath Ledger’s death. It seems somehow strange to be talking about anything else. Not that there’s anything to say really except to express one’s regret and to say from the bottom of one’s heart to his family and to his friends that I’m sorry for their trouble. I didn’t know him, I have a strong impression I would have liked him very much.”

John Travolta did know Heath who he called a friend and “my favorite actor and my favorite talent.”
“I did know Heath and I adored him,” Travolta told reporters at an event celebrating Australia Week. “I am pretty devastated over this. ... It’s like losing James Dean.”

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In far happier news, Tori Spelling and her actor husband Dean McDermott are expecting their second child, the couple confirmed Thursday. Their son, Liam, was born last March.
The couple is also celebrating the fact that their Oxygen series, “Tori & Dean: Inn Love” was picked up for a third season.

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And finally, there is a name for the next James Bond flick: “Quantum of Solace.”

Daniel Craig returns as Agent 007 for a second time and “Quantum” picks up where 2006’s “Casino Royale” left off.

The title had been a closely-guarded secret for some time. I hate to be difficult but ya know something, the title doesn’t really send me. It’s not provocative as “Octopussy,” “Dr. No” and “Goldfinger” or as fun as “From Russia With Love” and “Diamonds Are Forever.”

Maybe It’ll grow on me.