When Heath Ledger died he left his final role in Terry Gilliam’s film The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus incomplete. Actors Johnny Depp, Colin Farrel, and Jude Law were hired to take over Heath’s role. It’s a fantasy film set in a carnival and the actors will play different versions of Heath’s character as he is transported through other dimensions.
Despite their high profiles, Depp, Law, and Farrell took no compensation for their work; instead, they donated their salaries to Heath Ledger’s two-year-old daughter, Matilda:
TERRY GILLIAM: The three actors were totally heroic coming in. This doesn’t happen very often . . . where there’s a tragedy like this, and very famous, very successful actors suddenly say, “Okay, we’ll do whatever it takes to help.” They came; they did the work; they allowed the movie to be finished; they didn’t take money–the money goes to Heath’s daughter. That’s 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. And in our case, we’ve got a movie full of wonderful people, who did extraordinary things to help.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Upstanding actors
These three are heroic for one little girl.
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oh please...her mother is a successful actress...despite losing her father, Matilda will be brought up without a financial care in the world...there is no heroism here...maybe just a nice gesture of friendship.
Not sure why you have to be so negative, person with no name...but despite her mother's success, it's a heroic gesture in my opinion.
Call it whatever you will, but i think it's bold, kind, and noble. No one asked them to do it.
And I bet Matilda will look at those men as more than just "friends."
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