Terry Gilliam says Heath Ledger enjoyed playing The Joker

October 7th, 2009 LONDON - Actress Lindsay Lohan's father, Michael, fears that his daughter may end up having the same fate as late King of Pop Michael Jackson and late actor Heath Ledger due to her addiction to prescription drugs. He even says that the 'Mean Girls' star is so addicted to prescription drugs that she is no longer the girl he brought up.

September 29th, 2009 LONDON - American actor Verne Troyer is convinced that the death of Aussie actor Heath Ledger helped the final cut of the movie 'The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus'. Troyer, 40, who said that Ledger's death was "almost meant to be", found actors Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell being drafted for the late actor's role very apt, as it fitted very well with the weird fantasy film.

September 21st, 2009 LONDON - Despite hating dance, Johnny Depp couldn't refuse director Terry Gilliam's request to shake his legs in new film The 'Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus'. "I think Johnny has to do the dancing (in the film) and he hates dancing," the Mirror quoted him as saying on the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival.

September 17th, 2009 LONDON - Michelle Williams has revealed that gardening helped her cope with the death of her former fiance Heath Ledger. The actress gave birth to the late star's daughter Matilda, who was just 2 years old when Ledger died last year of an accidental drug overdose.

September 17th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actor Aaron Eckhart has launched a new bid to convince director Christopher Nolan to revive Batman comic book villain Two-Face for the sequel to "The Dark Knight". The actor, who portrayed politician Harvey Dent and his alter ego Two-Face, saw his character appear to be killed off in the 2008 blockbuster, and assumed he would not be a part of any future movie instalments but Eckhart is now appealing to Nolan to consider bringing Two-Face back from the dead mimicking a popular technique used on dramatic TV soap operas, reports contactmusic.com.

September 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Michelle Williams has said that falling in love again did not save her from the pain of losing her late former beau Heath Ledger. The actress gave birth to the late star's daughter Matilda, who was just 2 years old when Ledger died last year of an accidental drug overdose.

September 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Terry Gilliam is relieved that he failed to become the director of the first 'Harry Potter' movie, for he would hate to work in a film "factory". He was author J.

August 18th, 2009 LONDON - Charities have pointed fingers at Heath Ledger's Oscar-winning depiction of the Joker in 'The Dark Knight', claiming that the character gives the public the wrong impression of people with mental health problems. A new report for the Time to Change Campaign, backed by the Mind and Rethink charities, has claimed that Hollywood flicks portray schizophrenics and those with other mental illnesses only as either stupid or evil.

August 14th, 2009 LONDON - Heath Ledger's final film 'The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus' could soon hit US theatres, as Hollywood bosses are said to be in advanced talks with a distributor to reel out the movie across America. Executives in charge of the picture have been searching for a backers in the US for almost a year, but were finding it difficult to convince a company to release the experimental movie.

August 5th, 2009 Modest Mouse video directed by Heath Ledger debutsLOS ANGELES — Heath Ledger's latest directorial work has been released. The music video Ledger directed for "King Rat" by Modest Mouse debuted on MySpace.com Tuesday.

July 24th, 2009 LONDON - Heath Ledger's Manhattan apartment in which he died of an accidental drugs overdose has been sold in a foreclosure auction for 10 million pounds, it has emerged. The 'Dark Knight' star paid a rent of 15,330 pounds for the home, while he was living, until his death in January 2008, the Daily Express reports.

July 8th, 2009 LONDON - More than a year after his accidental death from prescription drug overdose, Australian actor Heath Ledger's father Kim has blamed the star for it. Racing car driver Kim believes Ledger, who died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs in January 2008 at the age of 28, was not carefully monitoring his medication, reports contactmusic.com.

July 6th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Michael Jackson's death has opened some old wounds for Heath Ledger's family, especially his father Kim. Ledger died from an overdose of prescription drugs while battling insomnia and the flu and Jackson died of a suspected cardiac arrest, believed to have been caused by a cocktail of prescription drugs.

July 1st, 2009 MELBOURNE - Heath Ledger's split from Michelle Williams and legal dispute over his daughter Matilda contributed to his unstable and sleepless state in the weeks before he died of an accidental prescription-drug overdose, according to the actor's pal and mentor Terry Gilliam. Gilliam was directing Ledger in 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus'.

June 1st, 2009 Heath Ledger wins for best villain at MTV AwardsLOS ANGELES — The late Heath Ledger was awarded the best villain trophy at the MTV Movie Awards for his twisted turn as the Joker in "The Dark Knight." The honor was announced by MTV News correspondent Sway on the red carpet during an episode of the reality series "The Hills" before the Sunday ceremony was scheduled to begin. Teenage vampire saga "Twilight" and game show drama "Slumdog Millionaire" are both up for six awards, including best movie and best kiss, at the Sunday award show honoring the best in film from the past year as voted on by viewers.