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MatthewLouwrens · 03-15-2008, 04:56 PM

I was very happy to hear this news. Gilliam is a brilliant director who always seems to struggle to get his films made, and I know that it was Heath Ledger's role in the film that was "the name" that got funding for the film, so I was afraid that the film would end with Ledger's death. Fortunately, Gilliam has evidently managed to make the film work, and upped the star power in the process, so we will get to see another Gilliam film, and see Ledger's final work.

03-15-2008, 04:56 PM	#4 of 18
MatthewLouwrens Member Location: New Zealand Join Date: Mar 2003 Local Time: 11:31 AM Local Date: 10-16-2008 Posts: 2,906	Re: Heath Ledger's final performance in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus I was very happy to hear this news. Gilliam is a brilliant director who always seems to struggle to get his films made, and I know that it was Heath Ledger's role in the film that was "the name" that got funding for the film, so I was afraid that the film would end with Ledger's death. Fortunately, Gilliam has evidently managed to make the film work, and upped the star power in the process, so we will get to see another Gilliam film, and see Ledger's final work. AFI Top 100 lists: 100 Movies, 100 Thrills - Completed 100 Laughs - 24 to go - last seen: The Freshman 100 Passions - 39 to go - last seen: Breakfast At Tiffany's 100 Heroes & Villains - 10 to go - last seen: Tom Powers in The Public Enemy 100 Songs - 45 to go - last seen: "Moon River" from Breakfast At Tiffany's 100 Quotes - 19 to go - last seen: "Toga! Toga!" in Animal House 100 Years of Film Scores - 3 to go - last seen: How the West Was Won 100 Cheers - 43 to go - last seen: Philadelphia TOTAL (458 movies) - 145 to go - My AFI movie list here. My blog / Films watched in 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008.