Terminally ill, Postlethwaite made a conspicuous return to Hollywood in three 2010 films, first as Spyros in "Clash of the Titans". He next appeared in the blockbuster hit "Inception" as Maurice Fischer, an industrialist who is slowly dying. Lastly, his performance in "The Town" as florist/crime boss Fergus "Fergie" Colm was well received by critics, making several publications' lists of Oscar predictions for Best Supporting Actor. Postlethwaite's last appearance on screen was in Nick Hamm's film "Killing Bono", based on the memoir of Neil McCormick. The role was written specially for Postlethwaite to accommodate his illness. The film was released on 1 April 2011. His final role was due to be in the BBC series "Exile", written by Danny Brocklehurst and Paul Abbott, but he had to pull out because of ill health. Jim Broadbent replaced him in the role.