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US filmmaker reveals the surprising secret to Heath Ledger's breakout movie success: 'Hire him immediately'
A US director has revealed the surprising way Heath Ledger secured his breakout role.
The film's director Gil Junger has revealed that Heath's addition to the cast, that also included Julia Stiles and Joseph Gordon Levitt, was quite last minute. Speaking with Barry Katz on his Industry Standard podcast recently, Gil said that the quest to fill Heath's role of Patrick Verona had been exhaustive. Released in 1999, 10 Things I Hate About You - a modern retelling of Shakespeare's Taming Of The Shew - became an instant cult classic and launched Heath's burgeoning career in the US.
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