Heath Ledger and Rose Byrne’s cult 1999 Australian movie Two Hands is set to receive a sequel 25 years later.
The movie starred a 19-year-old Heath and Rose in a hilarious and confronting gangster story which has developed a cult following over the years.
It was written and directed by Aussie filmmaker Gregor Jordan, who recently told The Sydney Morning Herald he had recently finished writing a sequel.
‘We have a script that I think is really good. It brings it into the modern day,’ Jordan began.
‘If we’d tried to do a sequel five years later, it probably wouldn’t have worked, but 25 years later is the right time.’
Jordan added he hoped to bring back some of the actors from part one to reprise their roles.
Heath Ledger and Rose Byrne’s cult 1999 Australian movie Two Hands is set to receive a sequel 25 years later, after it successfully launched both of their acting careers. Both pictured
Heath Ledger, who tragically died of a prescription medication overdose in 2008, was the lead actor in the movie and so would be unable to reprise his role as the gangster delivery man Jimmy.
Some cast members who could potentially reprise their roles include Rose Byrne, Bryan Brown, Susie Porter and David Field.
Jordan added he felt both Heath and Rose, 45, were perfectly cast in their roles, in which their characters formed a romance while on the run from Sydney gangsters, led by Bryan Brown.
‘Heath turned it into something special because he was special as an actor and a presence on-screen. Likewise with Rose, she was about to pop as well.’
Both actors used the film to help launch their careers in Hollywood, with Heath going on to appear in iconic movies such as The Dark Knight and 10 Things I Hate About You.
Meanwhile, Rose has appeared in a host of popular movies, including Bad Neighbours and Get Him to the Greek.
In 2022, Two Hands star Susie Porter spoke of her positive experience working with Heath Ledger on Two Hands.
The 53-year-old recalled on the 14th anniversary of Heath’s death how her co-star was ‘so creative and kind’.
The movie starred a 19-year-old Heath and Rose in a hilarious and confronting gangster story which has developed a cult following over the years
It was written and directed by Aussie filmmaker Gregor Jordan (right), who recently said he had recently finished writing a sequel
‘That was just the most unfortunate thing that happened in 2008 with Heath,’ she told Daily Mail Australia.
‘I think we’ve lost one of the most amazing artists – not only just great actors, but as a human being. He was he was so creative and caring,’ Susie added.
‘It’s just such a loss a person like him had to go. He was so kind during my experience working with him,’ she reiterated.
‘It’s sad of what he could have achieved, all the stuff that he could have done after it, and his family.’
Two Hands won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film in 1999 and was screened at the Sundance Film Festival before being released on DVD in the U.S.
Heath died in 2008 after he accidentally overdosed on sleeping pills at his Manhattan apartment.
The film has gained an enormous cult following in the years since its release and regular plays at film festivals and special cinema screenings around the world.
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