Melbourne
(ANI):
Rumours
are
abuzz
that
late
actor
Heath
Ledger
may
earn
a
posthumous
Oscar
nomination
next
year
for
his
role
as
the
Joker
in
the
upcoming
Batman
sequel.
It
has
been
said
that
critics
have
praised
the
performance
of
the
Brokeback
Mountain
star
for
his
work
in
'The
Dark
Knights',
which
he
finished
filming
last
year.
'The
Dark
Knights'
director
Christopher
Nolan
also
agrees
that
Ledger
deserves
one
for
his
performance.
"It's
stunning,
it's
iconic.
It's
going
to
just
blow
people
away," Daily
Telegraph
quoted
Nolan
as
saying.
Meanwhile,
the
shooting
of
Ledger's
last
film
'The
Imaginarium
of
Doctor
Parnassus'
with
Johnny
Depp,
Colin
Farrell
and
Jude
Law
stepping
into
the
late
actor's
role.
Law,
Depp
and
Farrell
will
appear
as
Ledger's
character
Tony,
as
he
travels
between
realms
in
the
fantasy
adventure.
"I
am
grateful
to
Johnny,
Colin
and
Jude
for
coming
on
board
and
to
everyone
else
who
has
made
it
possible
for
us
to
finish
the
film.
I
am
delighted
that
Heath's
brilliant
performance
can
be
shared
with
the
world,"
said
director
Terry
Gilliam.
"Each
of
the
parts
played
by
Johnny,
Colin
and
Jude
is
representative
of
the
many
aspects
of
the
character
that
Heath
was
playing."
It
had
been
suggested
that
the
28-year-old
star's
role
would
be
completed
using
CGI
(computer
generated
imagery),
the
process
used
to
complete
Gladiator
when
screen
legend
Oliver
Reed
died
during
shooting.