Gilliam 'wanted to quit' Ledger film

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  • Author, Natalie Jamieson
  • Role, Newsbeat entertainment reporter

Terry Gilliam, the director of Heath Ledger's final film The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus, insists he didn't want to finish shooting the movie after the death of its lead actor in January 2008. The former Monty Python actor, who's since made the likes of 12 Monkeys and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, says his daughter forced him to complete the film in Heath Ledger's memory.

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Image caption, Verne Troyer, Lily Cole and Andrew Garfield all have roles in the film

The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus is out in cinemas on Friday 16 October