Terry Gilliam has said that he has not wasted a moment of Heath Ledger's life in his upcoming movie The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus.

The film will be Ledger's final movie and features the Dark Knight star in the lead role, his part completed by Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law .

In an interview with thisisbristol.co.uk Gilliam says: "The main thing is that it really works and that was what I was concerned about and I can say, hand on heart, that it's really good.

"I just didn't want to waste any moment of Heath in life or on screen, and that's Parnassus."

Of completing the film after the loss of his friend, Gilliam added: "It was very difficult but somehow we got adrenaline going and everybody was so determined to make it work, and we did it - and it ended up in some ways a more extraordinary film because of that."

Gilliam also denied reports that the film would not get a US theatrical release, and insisted that "the film will come out in the autumn", which coincides with the film's publicist's statement that they are planning a release in the 4th quarter of 2009.


Source: Digital Spy

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