Thursday, October 1, 2009

Heath Ledger's last film. Released October 2009

After 'The Dark Knight' it was thought that Heath Ledger's film legacy was to end there; going out on a high in one of Hollywood's most eagerly anticipated films of 2008, if not the decade so far. This however, is not to happen. There is still one more film up Heath Ledger's sleeve from beyond the grave.

Terry Gilliam, the man behind classics such as 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' and the 'Monty Python' film saga, began filming 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' before Ledger died, and following his death, all production stopped. It wasn't until some very clever re-writing of the script and the agreeing of Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law to complete the film in Ledger's role, that the filming of Terry Gilliam's latest vision was able to begin once more. The re-writing of the script has allowed the story to follow a man whose appearance changes a he travells through one magical land after another in an attempt to win a bet with the devil, Mr. Nick, that could save the daughter of Doctor Parnassus from a from a future most undesirable. As the film begins, Heath Ledger plays Tony, a man set on helping Doctor Parnassus in his quest to beat Mr. Nick, and as time continues and the characters go from land to land, Tony appearance changes to that of Johnny Depp, to Jude Law and finally Colin Farrell.



As a tribute to Heath Ledger, all of the income received by Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law during the filming of 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' has been given to Ledger's daughter, Matilda Ledger, in order to ensure the security of her economic future.

'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' hits cinemas accross the UK on October 16th and really will be Heath Ledger's last film.

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