Julia Stiles just lately stumbled upon a bittersweet reminder of her time on 10 Things I Hate About You alongside the late Heath Ledger.
Speaking to Page Six on the Gotham Awards final week, the actress revealed that her sister had discovered a photograph album full of behind-the-scenes reminiscences from the set of the 1999 cult basic.
“When I moved out of my New York City condo a few years in the past, I put my stuff in my sister’s storage,” Stiles, 43, shared. “And just lately she was like, ‘Oh, I discovered this picture album,’ and it was images from 10 Things I Hate About You.”
Reflecting on the invention, she known as it “bittersweet,” including, “Wonderful reminiscences but additionally unhappy.”
Ledger, who performed her on-screen love curiosity Patrick Verona, tragically handed away in 2008 at simply 28 years outdated as a consequence of an unintended drug overdose. The beloved romcom was Ledger’s breakout position, whereas one in all his final performances was in The Dark Knight, which earned him a posthumous Oscar.
Stiles fondly recalled the colourful power of the younger forged, which included Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Larisa Oleynik, saying they “have been so excited to be there” and unguarded as they launched their careers.
Since then, Stiles has loved a thriving profession, from Save the Last Dance to the Bourne franchise. Now, she’s achieved a “career-long dream” after a five-year course of: directing her first characteristic movie, Wish You Were Here.
