A-listers set to watch Ledger’s ‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’

October 29th, 2009 more images more imagesMELBOURNE - Terry Gilliam who was directing Heath Ledger in 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' when he died has recalled the actor's last days on the movie set. The Brit filmmaker, who earned a standing ovation for the film at the Cannes film festival, revisited memories while shooting with the 28-year-old Australian star before his tragic passing from an accidental prescription drug overdose last year.

October 28th, 2009 more images more imagesLos Angeles came to a standstill on Tuesday night (27Oct09) as Hollywood A-listers joined the JACKSON brothers for the premiere of the King of Pop's concert rehearsal movie THIS IS IT. The L.A. launch of the tour documentary - featuring Michael Jackson's final stage performances before his death in June (09) - coincided with the worldwide release of the film, which premiered across 15 cities including London, Seoul, South Korea; Johannesburg, South Africa; Rio De Janeiro, Brazil and Berlin, Germany.

October 1st, 2009 Pint-sized star VERNE TROYER found it easy leading a horse and cart around the streets of London for new film THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS - because of his Amish childhood. The actor plays Percy in the fantasy movie about a travelling theatre troupe, and took on leadership duties when it came to directing the animals during filming in the U.K.

September 29th, 2009 Filmmaker TERRY GILLIAM has exploded the theory HEATH LEDGER was depressed following his role as The Joker - insisting the tragic star enjoyed the part. Ledger died from a prescription drug overdose in January 2008 and received a posthumous Oscar for his performance in last year's (08) Batman movie The Dark Knight.

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 28th, 2009 VERNE TROYER is convinced the death of HEATH LEDGER was "almost meant to be" - because the impact his tragic passing had on THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS improved the final cut of the movie. Ledger was shooting scenes for the film before his death from a prescription drug overdose in January 2008, and Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell were drafted in by director Terry Gilliam to carry on the project.

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 3rd, 2009 TOM CRUISE offered to help complete HEATH LEDGER's final film role - but was rejected by director TERRY GILLIAM because he did not know the late star. Ledger was filming scenes for The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus before his death from a prescription drug overdose in January 2008.

August 17th, 2009 Jennifer Aniston has expressed her childhood dream of becoming a surgeon more than once. As a child, she was only allowed to watch educational medical programs with her father.

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 13th, 2009 U.S. cinemagoers are one step closer to catching HEATH LEDGER's final film THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS on the big screen - Hollywood bosses are in advanced talks with a distributor to reel out the movie across America. Executives in charge of the picture have spent nearly a year searching for backers in the U.S.

August 9th, 2009 COLIN FARRELL has been tipped to take the lead role in a movie about Spanish literary hero DON QUIXOTE after JOHNNY DEPP pulled out due to scheduling conflicts. Director Terry Gilliam lined up Depp in 2000 to star as advertising executive Tony Grisoni in the movie, originally entitled The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.

July 17th, 2009 <img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-17278" style="margin: 2px;float: left" title="Mischa Barton on suicide watch" src="http://blog.taragana.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mischa-barton1.jpg" alt="Mischa Barton on suicide watch" width="330" height="430" />WASHINGTON - The O.C. star Mischa Barton has reportedly been put under involuntary psychiatric hold.

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 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Johnny Depp has named a beach on his 45-acre private Bahamian island after late Heath Ledger. The 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star has shown off his island, Little Hall's Pond Cay, which he calls his "decompression", in July's Vanity Fair.