![]() 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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