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Colin Farrell Comments on Heath Ledger Role
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Adventure, Casting, Obituaries, Upcoming Releases
Just last week we told you about the interesting plan devised for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, the movie Heath Ledger was working on when he died.
A trio of A-list actors - Jude Law, Colin Farrell and Johnny Depp - will be combining their efforts to fill the void left behind. Given the magical nature of the film, the substitutes would be able to appear as different versions of Ledger’s character.
In an interview with Australia’s Herald Sun, Farrell commented on his invitation and the unusual circumstances:
“It makes me feel uncomfortable to think about it too much and to get into it really here but it’s an incredibly painful honour to have, you know, and an honour I wish wasn’t bestowed but an honour nonetheless.
It’s about getting Heath’s work out there, get his work out there, he’s too good for any of his work not to be seen, you know, and I’m really keen and looking forward to doing it and just doing the best job I can do.”
Farrell’s recent project, In Bruges, is still currently in theaters.
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Will Depp, Farrell and Law Fill in for Ledger?
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Adventure, Independent, Casting, Obituaries, Rumors, Upcoming Releases
A few weeks ago, we said there was a chance Heath Ledger’s last project might still go forward. Director Terry Gilliam - who also worked with Ledger on 2005’s The Brothers Grimm - was doing his best to rework the uncompleted film.
Now a new report claims that Heath (and Terry) may be getting a little help from a group of friends. According to Ain’t It Cool News, Jude Law, Colin Farrell and Johnny Depp will all be helping to fill the gaps in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.
Parnassus revolves around a theater troupe and their magical mirror. Audiences members are magically taken through the mirror to have their imaginations explored.
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Heath Ledger Autopsy Results
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Obituaries, Rumors
Approximately two weeks after Heath Ledger’s passing, we now officially know the cause of death. The 28-year-old actor died from an accidental overdose.
The initial autopsy finished shortly after the Jan. 22nd event proved inconclusive. The New York City Medical Examiner needed to perform toxicology and tissue tests for a definitive answer.
“Mr. Heath Ledger died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam, and doxylamine. We have concluded that the manner of death is accident, resulting from the abuse of prescription medications.”
Although police believed the death may have been drug-related, no illegal substances were ever found in the home. Ledger only possessed bottles of prescription pills. Several of the the drugs factored in his death are used as painkillers; others were taken for sleeping and anti-anxiety.
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Michelle Williams on Heath Ledger’s Death
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Obituaries
After ten days of intensive - and intrusive - media attention, actress Michelle Williams has elected to release a statement about Heath Ledger’s death:
“Please respect our need to grieve privately. My heart is broken. I am the mother of the most tender-hearted, high-spirited, beautiful little girl who is the spitting image of her father. All that I can cling to is his presence inside her that reveals itself every day. His family and I watch Matilda as she whispers to trees, hugs animals, and takes steps two at a time and we know that he is with us still. She will be brought up with the best memories of him.”
Hopefully this will buy the family a little bit of time alone.
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Heath Ledger’s Last Project May Continue
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Adventure, Independent, Filmmaking, Obituaries, Upcoming Releases
Heath Ledger’s death left many questions unanswered. Although we may know the answer to one of those in just a matter of days, other matters - like the status of his last film project - are still up in the air. While the execs behind The Dark Knight work furiously to redesign their marketing campaign - how can they create hype about a movie that’s largely about the The Joker? - the creators behind The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus are simply trying to keep their movie alive.
Production on Parnasssus - a film about a traveling theater troupe and its magical mirror - had been shut down since news broke last week. (Ledger had been working on that film just days prior to his death.) Even though the $30 million pic may have to be scrapped altogether, co-star Christopher Plummer says there is hope the movie will still carry on. According to Plummer, director Terry Gilliam is doing everything he can to work around Ledger’s absence. The actor told People that “because the film deals with magic, there is a way, perhaps, of turning Heath into other people and then, using stills and I think they call it CGI…”
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Daniel Day-Lewis Emotional Over Ledger’s Passing
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Obituaries
In today’s episode of Oprah, the talk show host marked her ‘Countdown to Oscar’ with a list of celebrity interviews. She spoke to several Academy Award nominees via satellite (Casey Affleck, Laura Linney) while some were done in person (Amy Ryan, Ruby Dee).
Although many of the shows are pre-taped, this particular Oprah was very current…as was evidenced in Winfrey’s chat with Daniel Day-Lewis. The star who rarely does interviews was cheerful and upbeat for most of the conversation. That is, until talk unexpectedly turned from his movie (There Will Be Blood) to a more somber matter: Heath Ledger.
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