Original sentence: Isaac Brock stated in an interview published on 10 April 2007 that the band intended to release the song on an EP at a later date, along with other tracks that did not make the album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, and he described plans to produce a music video of the song to be animated by Terry Gilliam and to feature late actor Heath Ledger.The band released the video, revealing that it was directed by Heath Ledger and that it was completed after he died.The band's spokesperson revealed to SPIN.The video depicts whales poaching humans to make pet food.com that the music video, directed by Ledger, would be released at an unknown future date
Edited sentence: During a boat trip with family and friends while on a visit to his native Australia in January 2007, actor Heath Ledger outlined a music video idea for Modest Mouse's as-of-then unreleased track "King Rat" to frontman Isaac Brock and other band members.Earlier media reports claiming that Terry Gilliam would handle the animation work did not proof to be true.Isaac Brock had stated in an interview published on 10 April 2007 that the band intended to release the song on an EP at a later date, along with other tracks that did not make the album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank.Ledger received a director's credit.Ledger who was opposing "the illegal commercial whale hunts taking place of the coast of Australia each year" intended the video which depicts whales poaching humans to make pet food "to raise awareness on modern whaling practices.Modest Mouse who had befriended Ledger through their tour manager were touring Australia at the time.The animated video which was "fully conceived down to the last detail but unfinished" when Ledger died in January 2008 was completed by Daniel Auber (co-director and illustrator), Norris Houk (lead animator), Jade Taglioli (animator) and Sara Cline (producer).The video debuted on 4 August 2009—the same day the EP No One's First and You're Next was released—on MySpace and production company The Masses' website