Depp, Farrell, and Law taking over for Ledger

Heath Ledger's untimely death sent the bizarre and wonderful Terry Gilliam into a bit of a tailspin.

Ledger, who was at his home in New York when he accidentally overdosed on prescription medication, was on a short break from the filming of Gilliam's new film, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus. The film had been shooting in London, England, and was moving to Vancouver to complete principle photography.

Gilliam, though, has quickly reimagined his script, in which "Tony," the character played by Ledger, uses a mirror to transport into different dimensions.

As reported by CinemaSpy.ca and Ain't It Cool News, instead of his original plan, to have Ledger portray "Tony" in the other dimensions, Gilliam has cast Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, and Jude Law as the incarnations of "Tony" that appear in the other dimensions.

It's a brilliant idea that salvages something - hopefully - wonderful out of a true tragedy. The trio who have, essentially, agreed to portray incarnations of Ledger, are the best choices that could have been made. Good for them for taking on what is likely a difficult task, and in so doing honouring Ledger at the same time.