Heath Ledger's Final Film to Go Ahead
Heath Ledger's final film, "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" directed by Terry Gilliam, is to get the go-ahead.
Even though Heath didn't finish filming before his tragic death on January 22nd of this year, the unfinished scenes will be shot with Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell in Heath's role instead.
Back on set without Heath: Lily Cole resumes filming on tragic Ledger's last movie
A sombre-looking Lily Cole resumed filming on actor Heath Ledger's final film the Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, following his tragic death last month.
The flame-haired British model turned actress, resumed filming on location in Vancouver, Canada where the production had been due to move before his untimely death on 22 January.
Ledger's death came just three days after location work in London's Clerkenwell had ended.
According to reports in an unusual move, director Terry Gilliam will use thr
Jude, Johnny & Colin to Assume Heath's Last Role
It is taking three top names Jude Law, Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell – to step into Heath Ledger's final role, in the unfinished movie The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, according to a rep for Law.
Johnny Depp planning to take another chance on 'Don Quixote'
Seven years after abandoning their first attempt, Hollywood heart-throb Johnny Depp and film-maker Terry Gilliam are trying once again to shoot the film The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.
Based on the Cervantes novel, the film stars Pirates of the Caribbean actor Johnny as an advertising executive who travels back in time.
In one of the most incident-prone shoots ever, the original attempt to film the flick suffered a variety of accidents, including the set being washed away by a flash flood and one the
Farrell admits his latest addiction ... to steam baths with strange Russian men while covered in honey
Hollywood hellraiser Colin Farrell has admitted he is hooked on taking Russian-style steam baths while covered in honey.
The star, who kicked a deadly drug habit, found his new addiction while filming in New York.
He was a daily visitor to the 10th Street Russian and Turkish Baths where guests are smothered in honey before steaming.
Farrell, 31, went on to use one of the few bathhouses in Belgium while shooting his new movie In Bruges. He is now a regular at Los Angeles bathhouses.
He told GQ ma
Colin Farrell "honored" to finish Heath Ledger's last film
Movie hunk Colin Farrell told how it will be a “great honor” for him to help finish tragic Heath Ledger’s final film.
The Irish star is one of several actors who have signed on to film scenes as Heath’s character in ‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’ to make sure it is completed.
Speaking on the Oscar’s red carpet, he said: “It’s a great honor to have - an honor obviously I wish I didn’t have but a great honor to have.
“I will go up and just do my best and try to help to ge
Is fabulous Colin Farrell turning into Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins?
With his rippling biceps and toned pecs, Hollywood star Colin Farrell used to look as though he was ready to burst out of his clothes.
These days, the Irish actor is in danger of disappearing inside of them after losing massive amounts of weight.
The emaciated 32-year-old was snapped during a night out in Spain at the weekend.
It was impossible to miss his hollow cheeks, sunken chest and stick-thin legs as he puffed away on a cigarette.
Onlookers wondered if he was slowly transforming into f
DVD Review: In Bruges
Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell play a pair of chalk-and-cheese assassins who flee to Belgium after botching a job for a British gangster (Ralph Fiennes) in In Burges. Gleeson's avuncular middle-aged hitman warms to Bruges and its history. To the younger, twitchy Farrell, ''history is just a lot of stuff that's already happened''; his goal is bedding a local drug dealer (Clemence Poesy). This first feature from Martin McDonagh, a 2006 Oscar winner for his short Six Shooter, crackles with blackly comic dia
Is Colin Farrell secretly married?
Has ladies man Colin Farrell finally been tamed and married in secret? The Irish badboy sparked the rumours after he strode through Los Angeles airport wearing a wedding band.
An onlooker at LAX said, 'He didn't seem to be hiding the ring. Maybe he has finally found the girl he wants to settle down with.'
Farrell, 31, has been dating Irish student, Muireann McDonnell, and recently spoke of his strong feelings for her saying, 'I met her in Dublin while I was home from Los Angeles. She's a great girl,
First look: Norah Jones in her "My Blueberry Nights" movie debut
Cinematical has just received this lovely exclusive poster for the new film My Blueberry Nights, starring Norah Jones (in her feature debut), Natalie Portman, Rachel Weisz, Jude Law and David Strathairn.
The film, which is just exploding with beautiful colors (see poster for a small taste), marks famed director Wong Kar Wai's English-language debut -- and it centers on a young woman (Jones) who embarks on a soul-searching trip across America, running into an assortment of offbeat characters along the wa
Source: Sienna Miller "Not a Homewrecker"
Sienna Miller got slammed by some blogs after she was photographed smooching married Brothers & Sisters star Balthazar Getty in Italy last Friday.
But a source tells Usmagazine.com: "Sienna is not a homewrecker."
Of Getty, 33, and his wife Rosetta (who welcomed their fourth child in 2007), the pal adds: "It’s been over with him and his wife for some time. I believe he’ll be making an announcement shortly.”
Can you believe these couples hooked up?
(Miller, 26, knows a thing about two-timing
Sienna and Rhys 'on the rocks after string of jealous rows'
Sienna Miller and Rhys Ifans were never the most likely celebrity pairing.
Now just months after rumours of a summer wedding it seems their relationship may be on shaky ground.
Friends have said Sienna is struggling to cope with Rhys' possessiveness and his behaviour reminds her of 'controlling' ex-boyfriend Jude Law.
Balthazar Getty's Wife 'Humiliated' by His Affair with Sienna Miller
Sienna Miller's steamy affair – and much of her body – has been exposed now that the barely clad actress has been spotted kissing married Balthazar Getty in a boat off the Amalfi coast.
Miller, who had a roller-coaster relationship with Jude Law and broke up with actor Rhys Ifans only weeks ago, has been quietly dating Getty for "at least two months," said a source.
Miller, sporting a sailor's cap, was also spotted topless on the balcony of an Italian hotel room kissing Getty. Meanwhile, the Bro
Hey Jude, is that Lily Cole sneaking out of your flat?
He is a father of four whose next important birthday will be the big four-0. She is barely out of her teens.
But Jude Law and Lily Cole must have found some common ground.
The pair have been spotted in public together on several occasions recently.
First they attended a Radiohead concert in Victoria Park, Hackney, East London.
Then Law, 35, took the flame-haired model, 20, for a meal in Covent Garden, followed by a trip to the theatre.
They obviously hadn't run out of things to talk about, f
Daniel Craig is UK's best dressed, says men's mag
James Bond actor Daniel Craig was named 'Britain's Best Dressed Man' for the second consecutive year by men's magazine GQ.
The first blond Bond was joined in the top 10 by fellow Hollywood stars Daniel Day Lewis, James McAvoy and Jude Law.
But there was bad news for future king Prince William, who was named Britain's sixteenth worst dressed man, a list topped for the second consecutive year by comedian Russell Brand.
But three other British princes made it into the best dressed list. William's brot
Jude Law's geography blunder nearly lands him in pub fight
Geography dunce Jude Law nearly sparked a second War of the Roses... His attempts at bar banter in his North London local, the Clifton Arms, almost ended in a brawl after he confused Yorkshire and Lancashire. D'oh!
We're told: "Jude overheard this guy ordering a pint of mild and asked where his strong accent was from.
"The bloke said Yorkshire, but almost spat in his pint when Jude said, 'That's a coincidence, my mum is from Lancashire'."
'DARK KNIGHT' BREAKS 8 RECORDS; $155.3M Weekend Will Beat 'Spidey 3'; But Rival Studios Questioning Numbers
SUNDAY AM: Warner Bros is reporting The Dark Knight will finish with a total North American weekend take of $155.3M. Here's the surprising studio breakdown: $67.8 million Friday, including those record-setting opening day midnight shows; $48 million Saturday (-29%), and projected $39.4 million Sunday (-18%). So if Sunday holds up, that FSS (Fri-Sat-Sun) non-holiday figure will be enough to snag the record from Spider-Man 3's $151.1 million. But it'll be close. The latest Batman installment did not set a rec
“The Penguin” Philip Seymour Hoffman “The Riddler” Johnny Depp “Batman: The Dark Knight” Sequel
Award-winning actors Philip Seymour Hoffman and Johnny Depp are being courted for roles in a sequel to the biggest box office feature ever, The Dark Knight. Sources close to the project tell the National Enquirer that studio heads are hoping to bring Hoffman, who starred in the critically-acclaimed 2006 film Capote, and Depp on-board for a follow-up to this Summer’s Batman epic.
“(Producers) are convinced that the role of the Riddler is perfect for Depp. Johnny’s a pro. He’ll be able to take dir
Nolan: 'Ledger Made The Dark Knight A Success'
Heath Ledger deserves all the credit for THE DARK KNIGHT's massive box office haul, according to the movie's director Christopher Nolan.
Ledger plays The Joker in the movie, the last full film role he completed before his death in January (08) from an accidental drug overdose. And Nolan insists Ledger made the movie a hit.
Speaking at The Dark Knight's Japanese premiere on Monday (28Jul08), the British filmmaker said, "(He was) what The Joker in our film would need to be.
"(We were) looking for
HEATH LEDGER - LEDGER'S DEATH SHOWS RISING PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE
Heath Ledger's death through an accidental overdose of prescription drugs illustrates a rise in home medication, according to a new study.
The Dark Knight star was found dead in his New York City apartment on January 22nd having ingested a fatal combination of sleeping tablets and painkillers.
And the Australian actor's tragic death - at just 28 years old - exemplifies the fatal dangers of asking patients to monitor their own medication, according to researchers at the University of California in Sa
'Dark Knight' stars will pledge to vote for Ledger
Heath Ledger's co-stars in The Dark Knight have revealed that he already has three Oscar votes in the bag.
Rumours have been rife that the late actor will secure an Academy Award nomination for his performance as The Joker in the latest instalment in the Batman franchise.
Speaking at the film's premiere on Monday night, Aaron Eckhart (Harvey Dent/Two Face) told Teletext: "I'm a member of the Academy so I can vote for him."
Sir Michael Caine, who plays butler Alfred Pennyworth, added, "So can I",
'The Dark Knight' Sets Record For Debut!
The new Batman movie has set a box office record for a midnight debut.
Comic-Con 2008 - Heath Ledger Bobblehead
Heath Ledger Joker bobblehead, presented without comment.
'Dark Knight' topples Spidey for biggest film opening
Batman vanquished his comic-book rival Spider-Man this weekend as The Dark Knight recorded the biggest opening in Hollywood history, raking in $155.3 million, according to studio estimates from Nielsen EDI.
'Dark Knight' sets weekend record with $155.34M The Associated Press
