“The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus” - new poster

Checkout this exclusive poster from empire for Terry Gilliam's “The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus”, the last movie of the late Heath Ledger.

With Heath's untimely death, his work was finished by three superb actors Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell.

The story is about Dr Parnassus and his extraordinary ‘Imaginarium’, a travelling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom.

Watch the trailer HERE.

“The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus” - International trailer

Here's the international trailer for the movie “The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus”, helm Terry Gilliam and Heath Ledger’s last movie.

With Heath's untimely death, his work was finished by three superb actors Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell.

The story is about Dr Parnassus and his extraordinary ‘Imaginarium’, a travelling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom.

Parnassus had been able to guide the imagination of others through a deal with the Devil (Tom Waits), who now comes to collect on the arrangement, targeting the doctor's daughter (Lily Cole). The troupe, which is joined by a mysterious outsider named Tony (portrayed by Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell), embark through parallel worlds to rescue the girl.

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"The Dark Knight" breaks the $1 billion barrier mark

Even though "The Dark Knight" doesn't receives all the award recognition, who cares? The important thing is the movie is highly recognize if were talking about ticket revenues.

The cape crusader officially breaks the $1 billion barrier mark in worldwide box office, giving this film the recognition as the only fourth movie to achieve and reached this milestone.

Warner Bros. Pictures made the announcement Friday afternoon, saying that the combined domestic and international gross had totaled $1,001,082,160 to date -- about $533 million domestically and $567 million overseas.

Other films in the Billion dollar level are Titanic ($1.84 billion), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($1.12 billion) and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ($1.07 billion).

Heath Ledger's awards and future recognitions will Go to Matilda

It is rightful that all prestigious awards and future recognition will goes to his daughter. After the late Heath Ledger won the Golden Globe Best Supporting actor, Heath's mother Sally Bell announced that all accolades must goes to Heath's three-year-old daughter Matilda.

Sally Bell's statement via People, she said, "I should imagine that eventually it will be going to Matilda. At this stage she is only so young, but down the track she will have all these things. It will belong to her because she is part of him."

"It is such a fantastic and wonderful legacy for his daughter. Matilda will have so many people who will be able to speak to her about her father's abilities and [the] respect he had in the industry. That is such a wonderful legacy to leave.

With the Golden Globe win, many are now expecting that it will boost its position to win the Academy Awards.

Christopher Nolan's speech in Heath Ledger : "After Heath passed, you saw a hole ripped in the future of cinema." (Golden Globe video)

Checkout "The Dark Knight" director Christopher Nolan's acceptance speech in behalf of Heath Ledger. As ledger won the 2009 Golden Globe Best Supporting dramatic actor award for playing Batman's evil-creepy villain, the Joker.

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The late Heath Ledger won Golden Globe best supporting actor award

The late Heath Ledger's amazing creepy performance as the Joker in the Batman blockbuster "The Dark Knight" won him best supporting dramatic actor in the Golden Globe Awards.

Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan accepted Ledger's posthumous award, and said he did so with "a mixture of sadness and incredible pride." and added "After Heath passed, you saw a hole ripped in the future of cinema."

This award will boost the campaign of winning the supporting-actor honor at the Academy Awards next month.

Heath Ledger's family : Thankful for the nomination

The performance of the late Heath Ledger as the Joker in The Dark Knight was recognized with a Golden Globe nomination by Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

Ledger's family issued a statement, “We thank the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for honoring Heath’s performance in The Dark Knight. This nomination is deeply appreciated and is not lost on those of us who continue to love and miss him. We are so proud that our boy’s work is being recognized in this way.”

"The Dark Knight" shattered box office records

Batman's latest installment "The Dark Knight" shattered box office records and set a new record for Single-Day Box Office Earnings, $66.4 million on opening day. The previous record of $59.8 million is set by Spider-Man 3 in 2007.

The Dark Knight also sets a record $155.34 million in weekend box office putting behind Spiderman 3's $151.1 million record in May 2007.

The buzz over Heath Ledger's performance as the "The Joker" in this film created interest to many moviegoers. His performance may land him a Academy Award nomination.

1. The Dark Knight - $155.3 million
*$155.3 million
2. Mamma Mia! - $27.6 million
*$27.6 million
3. Hancock - $14.0 million
*$191.5 million
4. Journey to the Center of the Earth - $11.9 million
*$43.1 million
5. Hellboy II: The Golden Army - $10.0 million
*$56.5 million

* indicates total box office take since opening.
Full list of Box Office Totals after the jump.

Full list of Box Office Totals

Michelle Williams "My heart is broken"

Since the death of her former partner Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams released her first statement.

“Please respect our need to grieve privately. My heart is broken. I am the mother of the most tender-hearted, high-spirited, beautiful little girl who is the spitting image of her father. All that I can cling to is his presence inside her that reveals itself every day. His family and I watch Matilda as she whispers to trees, hugs animals, and takes steps two at a time and we know that he is with us still. She will be brought up with the best memories of him.”

Messages from Heath's Family and Mary-Kate Olsen statement

Mary-Kate statement:
"Heath was a friend. His death is a tragic loss. My thoughts are with his family during this very difficult time."

Heath's Family Messages from newspaper West Australian.

Heath’s mom, Sally: “Our darling boy, special in so many ways to all of us. You knew you were so loved. You lived life with courage and daring and we are so grateful for the wonderful times we shared. We will be there for Matilda.”

Heath’s older sister, Kate: “I can hardly breathe when I try to write this. We were the ultimate in soul mates. I feel both my heart and life have been torn apart. I loved our special talks, our daily chats from where ever you were in the world. I especially loved all the precious time we spent together. We were so fortunate to have you as long as we did. You were so many things to so many people, but to me you were just my little brother. There will never, ever be another “Heath” and I think that in itself is the greatest tragedy. I will continue to talk with you everyday and love you just as if you were here. You will never leave my thoughts ‘Roast’, ever.” (Roast was her nickname for him)

Heath’s father, Kim: “My beautiful boy, so loving, so talented, so independent, so caring, so young . . . no more chess games mate . . . this is it, couldn’t beat you anyway! My body aches for the sound of your voice, our chats, our laughs and our life and times together. Your truly varied artistic skills, insatiable desire to improve and eclectic abilities set you apart from any other person on the planet . . . it had only just started for you … and for us to further enjoy. We were one, in soul and commitment. Just . . . Father and Son. I will love you forever, Dad.”

Heath’s entire family: “How do we describe our sudden and tragic loss? … You were the most amazing individual “old soul” in a young man’s body. You so loved us, as we dearly loved you. As a close knit and very private family unit we have observed you so determined yet quietly travelling in your self-styled path in life, nothing would get in your way … no mountain too tall, no river too wide. You dreamed your dreams and lived them with passion and intelligent commitment. We have been privileged to accompany you on a ride through life that has simply been amazing and through it all, we have loved each other beyond imagination. Your true legacy lives on in beautiful little Matilda, who will always remain in the greatest of care. Our hearts are broken.”

Heath Ledger's prescribed pills and No illegal substance found

Different parts of world are mourning to Heath's untimely death.

As reported in TMZ, the $20 that police found in Heath’s apartment did not contain any drug residue or any illegal drugs.

Cops and paramedics only found pill bottles containing the anti-anxiety medications Alprazolam (Xanax), Diazepam (Valium) and Lorazepam (Ativan) were found in the apartment. The sleeping medication Zoplicone (Lunesta) and the sedative Temazepam (Restoril) which is used by people with "debilitating insomnia".

All of these are prescription medicines..

The medical examiner says it will now take up to 10 days to complete the investigation.

Ledger Family : "He Touched So Many People"

Kim Ledger, father of Heath Ledger released a statement with regards to the 28-year-old actor’s untimely death.

“Heath’s family confirms the very tragic, untimely and accidental passing of our dearly loved son, brother and doting father of Matilda. He was found peacefully asleep in his New York apartment by his housekeeper at 3:30 p.m. U.S. time.

“We would like to thank our friends and everyone around the world for their well wishes and kind thoughts at this time. Heath has touched so many people on so many different levels during his short life but few had the pleasure of truly knowing him.

“He was a down to earth, generous, kind-hearted, life-loving and selfless individual who was extremely inspirational to many. Please now respect our family’s need to grieve and come to terms with our loss privately.”

Family Reactions and Heath Ledger's Body (video)

UPDATE : Heath's family said according to TMZ, Heath's death was accidental and he is not that kind of person that will commit suicide.

Heath was sick with pneumonia when he died.

Video clip of Heath Ledger’s body as it is removed from the Soho building where he was found dead.

Heath Ledger found dead

The Joker is Dead...

The 28 year old actor Heath Ledger was found dead at his downtown Manhattan home in New York.

Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the said apartment and the housekeeper went to tell Ledger the masseuse had arrived and found him dead.

Police reported his death is possibly be drug-related.

"Heath was found lying naked and unconscious on a bed with “pills scattered around his body.”

NYPD spokeswoman Stephanie Jaramillo refused to comment on the cause of death, saying only that “the investigation is still ongoing.”

Batman "The Dark Knight" (2008) Teaser

This is one of Dark Knight commercial teaser. Much longer than Yahoo video teaser clips.
Batman (Christian Bale) raises the stakes in his war on crime in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight." With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker (Heath Ledger).


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