Russell Crowe, who said yes long ago to starring with Nicole Kidman in director Baz Luhrmann's untitled Australian period epic for 20th Century Fox, departed last week after disagreements with the studio.
According to Variety, the New York Post said Heath Ledger had replaced Crowe, who was spurned when he tried to return to the pic, but reps for the "Brokeback Mountain" star confirmed he had passed.
Kidman and Luhrmann are still attached to the project, which Fox is going forward with.