Johnny Depp, Jude Law, & Colin Farrel Donate Salary to Heath Ledger's Daughter

[Mr. Creasy]

Los Angeles, CA (BANG) - Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law have donated their earnings from new movie "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus" to Heath Ledger's daughter Matilda.

The actors - who replaced Heath following his death from an accidental prescription drugs overdose in January - wanted to give their money to Heath's two-year-old child with actress Michelle Williams to ensure she has a secure future.

The movie's director Terry Gilliam said: "The three actors were totally heroic coming in. This doesn't happen very often - where there's a tragedy like this, and very famous, very successful actors suddenly say, 'OK, we'll do whatever it takes to help.'"

"They came, they did the work, they allowed the movie to be finished, they didn't take money - the money goes to Heath's daughter. That's extraordinary"

"I am so glad these guys are so humble. That's why they make a great addition to the film. It will be bittersweet seeing this movie knowing he was filming it only days before he died. This picture still hurts to see because as we all know he did die a couple of days after this picture was taken. My thoughts will always be with Heath."

Johnny, Colin and Jude will all play Heath's character Tony as he is transported into three separate dimensions, which he accesses via a paranormal mirror belonging to a traveling theater troupe.


*Nicely done guys... two thumbs up for you!!!


http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20178635,00.html

[FLAME_ON]

Damn dude... that's really cool. REALLY cool.

[ElderPredator]

Wow, nice going guys, I would have done the same thing and Heath's daughter will always remember that. :D

[john_rambo]

Nice! I swear Johnny Depp is going to be immortal pretty soon... whenever hes in the news as of late its for being the man! I know he had bad stuff early in his career, but he has grown up to be what a celeb should be.

[JJFlamingo]

Very generous...

[miguel_montes]

Very nice of all of them. Two thumbs up.

Not to be cold about it, but does someone know how much is she going to get? Or how much money each one of the three actor earned?

[the clever guy]

wow..all three actors? all of their earnings? that's more money than heaths daughter will know what to do with.

i honestly expected this from johnny, but not colin and jude. that's awesome. i'm sure these guys have just put a smile on heaths face.

[Mr. Creasy]

i honestly expected this from johnny, but not colin and jude....

I was thinking the same... lol

[SpoonMan999]

Reading this made me smile

[Lucky Denver]

Kudos to all of them. Honestly. Not many people would do that let alone many celebrities.

[zombievictim]

This is one of those feel good things that I just love reading about. Like someone said earlier, seems like everytime Depps in the news, it's always something great. Always feel good.

[AspectRatio1986]

Simply awesome

[APzombie]

Class acts, they are.

Makes me smile.

[echo_bravo]

Those guys are complete badasses. So good to hear they did that.

[RicochetShaw]

What classholes.

[Le_Big_Mac]

Nicely done. Does Johnny Depp have no bounds with his generosity?

[outsyder]

I'm pretty sure Johnny Depp will be awarded Sainthood someday.

[starcat]

I must say that is totally cool. You dont hear about things like that much, especially the fact that its not just part, but the whole paycheck. What saddens me is that i'm sure that Heaths daughter was probably already pretty set... Brokeback Joker money alone had to leave a healthy sum in the bank. Why not find a child who lived week to week on daddies minimum wage income that passed away and now there is no money coming in. I really didnt mean to downplay it, because it was a truely awesome thing to do, I just cant imagine them being that broke.

[Jig Saw 123]

I bet it was Johnny's idea and the rest just followed. :p

[NuclearMisfit]

Regardless if it was just Johnnys idea, well done sirs.

[dennisv]

Now this is what I call true actors. I was never really a fan of Law and Farrel, but they just went 100 notches up in my book.

[Badbird]

Not to be a dick, but I'm sure she'll be just fine with Daddy's royalty checks...

Dark Knight, Brokeback Mountain, A Knights Tale, The Patriot, Monster's Ball... not exactly bargain bin shit that no one will ever buy/rent/show on cable for the next twenty years.

[a7xfan]

most probably mr.depp's idea. i swear that man can do not wrong.

anyways yeah good on them, how much do ya reckon it is, est.?

i say, considering he already completed a bit of it, about $5,000,000 each, i don't really know how much was completed by heath though.

[Tweek]

That's a fabulous gesture. :cool:

[bigred760]

This does sound like something that Johnny Depp would do; I wouldn't be surprised if the other two just followed suit.

Either way . . . it's fuckin' awesome that these guys are doing that, no matter whose idea it was.

[RicochetShaw]

Not to be a dick, but I'm sure she'll be just fine with Daddy's royalty checks...

Dark Knight, Brokeback Mountain, A Knights Tale, The Patriot, Monster's Ball... not exactly bargain bin shit that no one will ever buy/rent/show on cable for the next twenty years.


Actually, he didn't get to update his will after his daughter was born, so it's still very uncertain whether his daughter will get anything of his estate. In fact, Michelle Williams, the mother, had to fight just to get the issue to trial, where it will ultimately be decided.

http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,26278,24022070-5015788,00.html

[Mr. Creasy]

^^^Exactly... all of Ledger's money went to his parents, not to his daughter or his wife. Or maybe people think that Depp, Law and Farrel were going to do that because they want it to, there's a reason.

[Mr. Creasy]

Their estimated salaries per/movie:

Johnny Depp - $20 million
Collin Farrel - $10 million
Jude Law - $10 million

[ilovemovies]

Certainly very generous of them but probably not necessary. I'm sure Michelle makes more than enough money to give her a good life.

[eljefe15]

I hate to put an end to the circle jerk we got going on here but I would have been more impressed if we would have never heard about it. Now they're using generosity to promote the movie? I'm not doubting the actors' gesture or motive but I kind of cringed at the thought of using this act of generosity as promotion for a film or an actor's reputation. Like somebody already mentioned, Ledger's daughter is going to be fine. There are kids out there that are in way more need than her that even a small percentage of what they donated would have made huge difference in their life. When are these guys going to cut them a check? Sorry, but I'm not impressed.

[jolanar]

Would have been cooler if they donated it to a charity instead of to an already wealthy kid.

[bigred760]

Certainly very generous of them but probably not necessary. I'm sure Michelle makes more than enough money to give her a good life.

Who knows how long her career will last?

I hate to put an end to the circle jerk we got going on here but I would have been more impressed if we would have never heard about it. Now they're using generosity to promote the movie? I'm not doubting the actors' gesture or motive but I kind of cringed at the thought of using this act of generosity as promotion for a film or an actor's reputation. Like somebody already mentioned, Ledger's daughter is going to be fine. There are kids out there that are in way more need than her that even a small percentage of what they donated would have made huge difference in their life. When are these guys going to cut them a check? Sorry, but I'm not impressed.

Well the movie was going to get "promoted" one way or another since this will be Ledger's last appearance in a movie.

[SpoonMan999]

I hate to put an end to the circle jerk we got going on here but I would have been more impressed if we would have never heard about it. Now they're using generosity to promote the movie? I'm not doubting the actors' gesture or motive but I kind of cringed at the thought of using this act of generosity as promotion for a film or an actor's reputation. Like somebody already mentioned, Ledger's daughter is going to be fine. There are kids out there that are in way more need than her that even a small percentage of what they donated would have made huge difference in their life. When are these guys going to cut them a check? Sorry, but I'm not impressed.

It was the director who mentioned it in an interview. And it's Terry Gilliam...the man can do no wrong. He mentioned something that he thought was touching and special and maybe he just felt that they deserved recognition for their kindness? The directors and actors aren't always the money craving whores we make them seem to be, the producers and studios tend to be though.

[adamjohnson]

Would have been cooler if they donated it to a charity instead of to an already wealthy kid.


Read the thread. The daughter was not in his will.

[jolanar]

Read the thread. The daughter was not in his will.

I don't know his relationship with his parents, but I imagine they want to make sure their recently deceased son's daughter, is well taken care of.

[john_rambo]

I would say I would love to go have a beer with Johnny Depp or something but he'd probably buy the beer, which would make me feel bad, then he would drive me home to make sure I don't crash, even though I am not drunk, then tuck me in and read me a bed time story.

[eljefe15]

Who knows how long her career will last?

Well the movie was going to get "promoted" one way or another since this will be Ledger's last appearance in a movie.

Michelle Williams had a decent career before she gave it up to be Mrs. Ledger. I'm sure that she could get work if she wanted to.

Of course it was going to get promoted, like every other movie that gets released anywhere. But nowadays people are taking the promotion of films, especially high profile projects, very seriously. They see the Batman dollars coming and they want a piece. Obviously it's not going to break any records but it will do better than it would have done before Ledger's death and before this "act" of generosity.

It was the director who mentioned it in an interview. And it's Terry Gilliam...the man can do no wrong. He mentioned something that he thought was touching and special and maybe he just felt that they deserved recognition for their kindness? The directors and actors aren't always the money craving whores we make them seem to be, the producers and studios tend to be though.

Well, I wouldn't put anything past anybody, especially in Hollywood. Everybody wants to be a part of something that is successful and most would stop at nothing to make sure of that. And Because I like their movies, all five principles involved included, doesn't mean that they're perfect people. And I wouldn't call any of them "money craving whores" because they've all given up high profile projects to work on small films. But I would say that this is bad judgment to put this out there like that.

I would say I would love to go have a beer with Johnny Depp or something but he'd probably buy the beer, which would make me feel bad, then he would drive me home to make sure I don't crash, even though I am not drunk, then tuck me in and read me a bed time story.

That's quite the fantasy you got going on there. Looks like somebody has put a lot of thought into this. ;)

[john_rambo]

That's quite the fantasy you got going on there. Looks like somebody has put a lot of thought into this. ;)

I think all of us here are comfortable enough in our sexuality to say we would make heterosexual man love to Johnny Depp.

[RicochetShaw]

What the fuck. We bash celebrities for being hollow and selfish, and when three of them go off and do one of the most generous things in recent memory, you criticize them. Fuckin' A.

[eljefe15]

I think all of us here are comfortable enough in our sexuality to say we would make heterosexual man love to Johnny Depp.

Just because you won't make heterosexual man love to Johnny Depp doesn't mean you're not comfortable with your sexuality. And I like how you had to include "heterosexual" in your sentence. Don't worry, we know you're all man, especially after reading your handle. :)

[bourahioro]

Whatever - those three are pure fuckin' class all the way. And I'm sure that the courts will grant his only child something given that Ledger died before he could update his will.

[therealjohng]

Would have been cooler if they donated it to a charity instead of to an already wealthy kid.


That's the first thing I thought of.

[LordSimen]

Amazing how three guys can do an incredibly generous thing out of the kindness of their hearts and respect for the deceased, and people still find a way to paint them all assholes for doing so. I hate people. I fucking hate people so fucking much.

[therealjohng]

I don't think they are being assholes, but she's not a poor little girl. I'm pretty sure her grandparents are gonna share some of his wealth with her and her mother is a steady working HOLLYWOOD actress. It is a good thing what they did, but it's not like she needed it.

[rilocay]

While i agree partly to what's been said about the money she is getting, it is awfully sincere that they have put their earnings towards Heath's daughter. It means alot to her, even though she's too young to ever realise it or thank them.

[eljefe15]

Amazing how three guys can do an incredibly generous thing out of the kindness of their hearts and respect for the deceased, and people still find a way to paint them all assholes for doing so. I hate people. I fucking hate people so fucking much.

This is why you hate people? Then you got problems, homie, cuz the world is far shittier than this.

[MisterTwister]

Very nice of them. Does she need it? Nah but nice of them to give it to her instead of keeping it. They took this role to honor Heath and their money should go to someone in his family.

I'm not surprised that people are being assholes on here. That's all this board is full of these days. Sigh.

[CyclicNightmare]

I love that people seem to be giving Depp more credit than Farrell and Law. Unbelieveable.

[Tweek]

Very nice of them. Does she need it? Nah but nice of them to give it to her instead of keeping it. They took this role to honor Heath and their money should go to someone in his family.



Yup. The gesture is golden.

[KingofKings2525]

All class.

And to those who said it would have been better if we never knew about it and they kept quiet. THEY DIDN'T TELL THE WORLD THE DIRECTOR DID!

[starcat]

Im sorry but how is anybody being assholes are calling the three actors assholes. I said i great detail how awesome it was what they did, and I know they cant give all their money to every kid who loses a parent. But unless his parents are complete assholes and never give his daughter anything, or just blow the money away, she will be taken care of. WELL taken care of. Instead they could have set up a charity with that money to help multiple children who have lost their parent/parents, done it all in Heaths name, and probably got many celebrities to donate as well. But no matter what, I respect anyone that does a selfless act and people that try to help others. But if that makes me an asshole so be it, i've been called worse.

[a7xfan]

Amazing how three guys can do an incredibly generous thing out of the kindness of their hearts and respect for the deceased, and people still find a way to paint them all assholes for doing so. I hate people. I fucking hate people so fucking much.

seriously? what the fuck are you talking about?, nobody is saying they are assholes..they are asying that it is a nice gesture but it could have been donated to a much better cause, instead of his allready 'rich' daughter.

I'm not surprised that people are being assholes on here. That's all this board is full of these days. Sigh.

so we are all assholes, just you and lordsimen are OK, sure.

[daddiefatsacks]

cool

my dad died when i was young too, can someone give me money?

[LordSimen]

seriously? what the fuck are you talking about?, nobody is saying they are assholes..they are asying that it is a nice gesture but it could have been donated to a much better cause, instead of his allready 'rich' daughter.

How is that NOT calling them an asshole? It's like saying "Wow, nice job dude! You completely fucked that one up!"

[starcat]

Simon dude... I have thought for a few weeks that somepeople judge you a little to harsh, you've usually got interesting opinions that I enjoy reading, dont always agree, but I do enjoy none the less. But now what you are saying is awfully harsh. Every comment I read in this thread are saying good things about the good hearted trio. My own comments I tried to re-explain what I said because of you comment because I didnt want you to think that I was saying otherwise. But I still cant help but to think that with that much money you could have helped alot of children in the same boat that are much more in need. But either way, no matter what peoples opinion are of where the money should have went, I think everyone is in agreement that the fact that these guys gave that much money out of the kindness of their heart was a wonderful thing.

[MisterTwister]

seriously? what the fuck are you talking about?, nobody is saying they are assholes..they are asying that it is a nice gesture but it could have been donated to a much better cause, instead of his allready 'rich' daughter.



so we are all assholes, just you and lordsimen are OK, sure.

First thing...

http://blog.billauer.com/pics/capslock.jpg

Please. It's your friend.

Anyways...

I never actually called anyone in this thread assholes. I just said I'm not surprised since the board is full of them these days.

[a7xfan]

First thing...

http://blog.billauer.com/pics/capslock.jpg



my post is readable, and that is all that matters

[Shockwave]

AWESOME of them.

Really, i dont see how anyone can complain about this.

I have this funny feeling that If they had given it to charity then people would STILL be complaining that they didnt give it to the RIGHT charity, or ENOUGH to a given charity, ect, ect.

Blah.

[Mr. Creasy]

^^^Exactly, people are always complaining

[therealjohng]

Lol at some of you people in this thread...

[someguy]

Jesus christ, some folks act like hating celebrities = oxygen

It was a nice gesture on their part to help a girl out who will never get to know her father by making sure that she will never have to worry about an important aspect of her life. The whole point of the money is for it to be there as security, people trying to twist this around or put credit on just one of them for the idea need to go find some other barrel to scrape at.

[Moviefan1234]

These three are people we need to emulate ourselves after. That was truly a selfless act.

[BadCoverVersion]

Why is anybody who questions the motives or decisions of saintly celebs labelled a cynical asshole?

Yes it WAS a very nice gesture...but it's superfluous for want of a better description. It's almost like they are just giving it to 'one of their own' and throwing the dough into the celebrity circle as opposed to doing something worthwhile with it.

Heath's child is set up for life with or without their very generous donations.

$40 million sheets? They could have set a tidy sum aside in a trust fund for Matilda AND created an actual Heath Ledger charity...for kids affected by bereavement who don't have the money or the family network...acting workshops for underprivileged youngsters...etc, etc.

But they didn't.

What they actually did was CLASSY nonetheless.

[BadCoverVersion]

These three are people we need to emulate ourselves after. That was truly a selfless act.

Not totally selfless.

Whilst I don't think they were motivated by publicity or kudos, they sure managed to attract a fair bit of it. Their vast wealth is also a boon.

They win in many ways.

Very, very decent of them all the same.

[someguy]

Why is anybody who questions the motives or decisions of saintly celebs labelled a cynical asshole?

Yes it WAS a very nice gesture...but it's superfluous for want of a better description. It's almost like they are just giving it to 'one of their own' and throwing the dough into the celebrity circle as opposed to doing something worthwhile with it.

Heath's child is set up for life with or without their very generous donations.

$40 million sheets? They could have set a tidy sum aside in a trust fund for Matilda AND created an actual Heath Ledger charity...for kids affected by bereavement who don't have the money or the family network...acting workshops for underprivileged youngsters...etc, etc.

But they didn't.

What they actually did was CLASSY nonetheless.

So what makes celebrities worthy of putting bizarre expectations on them? You say it's classy, but then you talk about how they should have done this instead which you kind of pull out of thin air and apply on the three of them with no exact justification. I mean, yeah it would be awesome if they did something more but treating them badly for it is mental. If Angelina Jolie donated $10 million to a charity for poor children in the third world, would you say it's just a nice gesture but not enough because she should go down there and help distribute her money through building schools, providing food, etc?

They did a nice gesture to someone, criticizing them over nothing more than 'should haves' is just stretching to find something bad out of this.

[BadCoverVersion]

So what makes celebrities worthy of putting bizarre expectations on them? You say it's classy, but then you talk about how they should have done this instead which you kind of pull out of thin air and apply on the three of them with no exact justification. I mean, yeah it would be awesome if they did something more but treating them badly for it is mental. If Angelina Jolie donated $10 million to a charity for poor children in the third world, would you say it's just a nice gesture but not enough because she should go down there and help distribute her money through building schools, providing food, etc?

They did a nice gesture to someone, criticizing them over nothing more than 'should haves' is just stretching to find something bad out of this.

it's all relative.

i don't think i was treating them badly in the slightest...however, i do think it's a shame that this is the event that prompts this trio of hugely wealthy actors to be so generous with their pay packets.

the child has suffered a great loss, but i do not regard her as a charity case...and i think the money could have been utilised in a much more fitting way and still honoured Ledger and his daughter.

but they still did a lovely thing...i'm not disputing that. they are stand-up guys but i think it's almost TOO grand a gesture.

her mother is a successful actor in her own right...it's unlikely Matilda will ever want for anything. unlike those childen in the third world you refer to.

i think i answered your angelina jolie query.

i understand why you disagree with me. that's fine. but i'm hardly badmouthing the dudes.

[a7xfan]

it's all relative.

i don't think i was treating them badly in the slightest...however, i do think it's a shame that this is the event that prompts this trio of hugely wealthy actors to be so generous with their pay packets.

the child has suffered a great loss, but i do not regard her as a charity case...and i think the money could have been utilised in a much more fitting way and still honoured Ledger and his daughter.

but they still did a lovely thing...i'm not disputing that. they are stand-up guys but i think it's almost TOO grand a gesture.

her mother is a successful actor in her own right...it's unlikely Matilda will ever want for anything. unlike those childen in the third world you refer to.

i think i answered your angelina jolie query.

i understand why you disagree with me. that's fine. but i'm hardly badmouthing the dudes.


yeah, i agree, very very nice thing they did, but i would rather it of went on building a charity in heaths memory.

[fixedMind]

Its not like any of these actors are struggling, or any where near it in fact.
Yet it probably wouldnt have happened if they werent in a position to live comfortably the rest of their lives already. Still a admirable gesture though.

[MisterTwister]

my post is readable, and that is all that matters

Lame excuse.

[BadCoverVersion]

Lame excuse.

not at all. if he was handing in a cv or typing a thesis, i would agree that proper grammar, punctuation and caps are a necessity. but it's the internet, and the post is completely legible.

i don't use caps at the moment because my 6 month old son likes to nap on me and consequently i'm left to type one-handed...it's the only time i get to come on here for some light relief so sue me for not giving a poo.

[Cosimo]

not at all. if he was handing in a cv or typing a thesis, i would agree that proper grammar, punctuation and caps are a necessity. but it's the internet, and the post is completely legible.


i hear that