Brian Damage
08-19-2008, 02:39 PM
Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell didn't just complete Heath Ledger’s final film role — they're also donating their pay to the Dark Knight star's daughter.
The three actors played versions of Ledger's character, Tim, in director Terry Gilliam's fantasy epic The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus.
Gilliam, 67, said the actors' decision was "extraordinary! And wonderful."
"And when you’re part of that, you think, ‘Ah, this is maybe why I went into the movies in the beginning. I thought it would be full of wonderful people,’" Britain's The Sun newspaper quoted him saying.
"And we’ve got a movie full of wonderful people who did extraordinary things to help," he added.
Ledger, 28, died in January from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs. He had not yet updated his will to include 2-year-old Matilda, his daughter with Brokeback Mountain co-star Michelle Williams.
http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Movie-News/Depp-Law-Farrell/800045150
The three actors played versions of Ledger's character, Tim, in director Terry Gilliam's fantasy epic The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus.
Gilliam, 67, said the actors' decision was "extraordinary! And wonderful."
"And when you’re part of that, you think, ‘Ah, this is maybe why I went into the movies in the beginning. I thought it would be full of wonderful people,’" Britain's The Sun newspaper quoted him saying.
"And we’ve got a movie full of wonderful people who did extraordinary things to help," he added.
Ledger, 28, died in January from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs. He had not yet updated his will to include 2-year-old Matilda, his daughter with Brokeback Mountain co-star Michelle Williams.
http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Movie-News/Depp-Law-Farrell/800045150