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Its a tall order, but British actor Jude Law is set to step into the shoes of the much loved and much missed Heath Ledger, following his death in January this year from an accidental overdose of medication at his home in Manhattan, New York.

People.com recently spoke with the BBC - more specifically Jude Law’s representative - who affirmed that the actor, along with Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell, will be taking over the part of Tony which Heath had landed in the unfinished film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.

Although the spokeswoman was unsure as to how the role will be reassembled, she suspected that the feature will keep its original footage of Ledger while having the aforementioned actors playing separate versions of the character.

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The beautiful, graceful and talented British actress and star of the movie Atonement is in the running this year for yet another Oscar with seven nominations.

Another British actor lined up for an Oscar at this years awards is Daniel Day Lewis for his role as the turn of the century oil baron, Daniel Plainview, in There Will Be Blood but he will be up against Johnny Depp for his very British portrayal of Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Tommy Lee Jones for In The Valley Of Elah, Viggo Mortensen for Eastern Promises and the very handsome George Clooney for Michael Clayton.

With an end in sight to the three month old writer’s strike it’s looking more likely that the Oscars will go ahead as normal and not be left to the same fate as the Golden Globes earlier this month.

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Now, we’re all used to Johnny Depp donning crazy wigs, make up and strange costumes but even he, and his makeup artists, would be pushing the boundaries of theatrical makeup creations when he expressed and interest in playing the beleaguered ex-pop sensation Michael Jackson.

Even with his convincing portrayal of Sweeney Todd the Demon barber of Fleet Street and his role of Jack Sparrow the ‘loser’ pirate of the Caribbean, Depp could not possibly pull off the biggest facial disaster in pop history, Michael Jackson!

Rumours that Depp based his character Willy Wonka on Jackson were put to rest when Johnny stated “I have heard that I based Willy Wonka on Michael Jackson before, but no, that was not my plan, I wish I had thought of that though,” to Contactmusic.

The 44-year-old actor has joked he would be willing to portray the reclusive star if the opportunity arose saying ‘there is still time to play him. He might get up to his old tricks again and maybe there will be a TV movie about him!”

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