![]() But his early years were an embarrassment of riches. ![]() And his 2013 sci-fi film The Zero Theorem flopped spectacularly. ![]() Heath Ledger, the star of his 2009 film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, died midway through filming, and was replaced by a handful of A-listers. With grey hair, cut short except for a long rat’s tail around the back, and a weathered face, he looks his age – just about – but he has sharp, keen eyes, and the air, energy and trainers of a man many years younger. “I’m so booored of talking about the film,” he groans, rolling up the sleeves of a maroon overshirt, which has a cut not dissimilar to a posh dressing gown. But the 79-year-old writer, director and former Monty Python member has other ideas. We’re in an office suite in central London to discuss Gilliam’s new film, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. ![]() The more incendiary his opinion – that the #MeToo movement is a witch hunt that white men are the real victims that actually, it’s women who hold all the power – the bigger that smile. It’s not fun anymore.” He seems to be enjoying himself today, though. “People work so hard to be offended now,” he says with a grin. By his own admission, Terry Gilliam is offensive.
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