Heath Ledger's family hasn't seen "Dr. Parnassus" yet. Terry Gilliam explains why.
In a strange way, acclaimed writer/director Terry Gilliam thinks Heath Ledger's sad death may have made "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus" a better movie.
Before you get all riled up, read on....
"It's the movie we set out to make except it's different," Gilliam told me recently at the LA junket. "Some people think it might even be better because this way with Johnny, Colin and Jude, there's more surprises for the audience. There is constantly something new popping in."
And Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law do look and act surprisingly like Heath when they make their appearances.
"That's why I wanted friends of Heath in this thing, people who knew him. Colin, at one point, said he felt like he was channeling Heath.... Heath was a powerful spirit and he stayed on much longer than most people understand."
But he admits that Heath's family hasn't yet seen the film. Any reasons?
"We've always thought it would be difficult for them...They decided they'd rather wait and do it in their own time," Gilliam says.
They were certainly involved during the 2009 awards season with "Dark Knight" promotions and premieres.
"I think they were under a lot of pressure with "Dark Knight," reveals Gilliam. I just want to stay back and let them decide in their own time what they want to do."
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Yeah, wise man Gilliam, we miss Heath, all of us, what an amazing man, its hard still but what he has left behind for us, his joy, his work, goes on forever, His attitude and perspective and who he was, toward alot of things in his life, has gotten me through alot, ive learned from the man, i felt i had so much in common with Heath, looks, attitude, personality, i had/have some huge respect and care and admiration for him though i did not know him!!, still do, weird i know, well i miss Heath Ledger. and Thanks man, big thanks from someone you never knew, but admired you, along with the rest of the world.