"They are dealing with systemic problems like underfunding, shortage of organ transplants, In many ways similar to what we've heard about a shortage of ventilators and equipment." "In some ways, the movie is a love letter to doctors but is so much more significant now," she says. Julia Stiles says her new movie hit close to home amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The film deepened her appreciation for the medical community and took on a whole new meaning given the timing of the release. "When I finally watched it with an audience all the way through, my takeaway was so much greater and different from when we made it." "It ended up going there this summer but took on a whole new context and significance because of the pandemic," she says. The movie was made in 2019 and was set to make its debut at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2020, but the event was cancelled due to COVID-19. "But these doctors are given the responsibility of making a conscious decision about who is going to live and die." "Normally we think of doctors as having this skillset and that if something goes wrong it's out of their control," she says. Julia Stiles and Kelsey Grammer in The God Comitttee. Her role as Dr Jordan Taylor sees her joining a hospital committee tasked with deciding which of three patients should receive a heart transplant. Stiles is now starring in the medical drama The God Committee alongside seasoned actor Kelsey Grammar ( Frasier ). "I wonder what amazing work he would be up to. "It's tragic, I feel for Michelle Williams and his daughter," Stiles says of how his death still impacts her today. READ MORE: Heath Ledger's 10 Things I Hate About You co-stars open up about his struggles Months prior, he'd finished working on his Oscar-winning performance as The Joker in The Dark Knight. Ledger died in 2008 from an accidental drug overdose. Guys ask about the Bourne franchise, so I will stereotype and say that's true," she jokes. "It's either Save The Last Dance or 10 Things. "To be a part of a movie that touched on something that people still remember is a gift." (AAP) Stiles admits it's still the movie she gets asked about the most. The rom-com, released in 1999, was a modern take on Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew and spelled the beginning of big things for Stiles and Ledger. READ MORE: The cast of '10 Things I Hate About You': Then and now
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