Repo Men are coming

Jude’s new film “Repo Men” is due in theatres on March 19. The official website has lots of trailers, downloads, and featurettes.

Jude will be hosting this weekend’s Saturday Night Live. Promo below:

Jude on Parnassus Role

From People:

Jude Law Talks About Finishing Heath Ledger’s Final Role
By K.C. Baker
Wednesday December 23, 2009 01:20 PM EST

Jude Law says he was humbled personally and professionally to be asked to help take over Heath Ledger’s final movie role, which Ledger left unfinished when he died in January 2008.

“When I got the call, it was a double tug,” Law says of joining the cast of The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus. “I liked Heath very much as a man and admired him as an actor. To help finish his final piece of work was a tribute I felt compelled to make.”

Ledger was in the midst of filming the role of Tony in the fantasy film, directed by Terry Gilliam, when he died from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs in his New York apartment on Jan. 22, 2008, at age 28.

Determined to finish the movie, Gilliam kept Ledger’s work intact, and hired Law, Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell to round out the role of Tony – each playing a different incarnation of the character after he steps through a magical mirror.

“To help Terry finish his film was an honor paid to a man I adore,” Law says. “Though we were all there in remembrance, Heath’s heart pushed us with great lightness to the finish.”

Lily Cole, who plays the female lead as Tony’s love interest Valentina, says it was a struggle to resume filming just a month after Ledger’s death.

“We’d had a month to absorb that situation, which by no means is enough time to get over it, but it was a month to think about finishing the film,” Cole tells Film Review Online.

The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, which Gilliam has dedicated to Ledger, opens in limited release in the U.S. on Christmas Day and in wide release on Jan. 8.

Also, check out EW.com for a video from director Terry Gilliam on how they managed to finish the film after Heath Ledger’s tragic passing.

Jude to judge Ledger scholarship

From People:

Jude Law to Judge Heath Ledger Scholarship
By Sara Hammel
Wednesday December 09, 2009 09:25 AM EST

When Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose before completing his final film, Jude Law stepped in to finish his role. Now he’s stepped up to judge Ledger’s namesake scholarship competition.

“I am delighted and honored to do what I can to keep Heath’s legacy alive,” Law, 36, says. “He was a brilliant actor and a wonderful man and it is only fitting that this scholarship has been developed in his name.”

Law took over Ledger’s role in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus along with Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell after the actor’s death of an accidental overdose last year.

The Australians in Film Heath Ledger Scholarship is awarded to an emerging Australian actor who wants to pursue a career in America. Hollywood hopeful Oliver Ackland took home last year’s prize of $10,000 and return airfare from Australia on Qantas. This year’s finalists will be announced in February 2010.

New Spotlights

Added two new Spotlight topics in time for Jude’s two films opening Christmas Day, “Sherlock Holmes” and “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus”.

I was lucky to be able to see a sneak preview of “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” last night. The film was delightful, hilarious, touching with all around fantastic acting and stunning visuals. Jude has a small part as the 2nd incarnation of Tony but is outstanding – funny, appropriately sleazy, vibrant. The entire cast is extremely impressive with stand outs Verne Troyer and Andrew Garfield stealing the picture for me. Definitely one of the best films I’ve seen all year and a wonderful tribute as Heath Ledger’s last film.

New articles

Added 6 articles to the archive. More coming.

• NY Times, September 2, 2009
• Telegraph, May 26, 2009
• The Guardian, May 20, 2008
• The Observer, December 14, 2003
• The Guardian, February 18, 2002
• The Guardian, February 18, 2000