The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus

[drudo182]

http://www.doctorparnassus.com/imaginarium-header.jpg

Looks like this will officially be Heath Ledgers final film. I personally am glad they are going to continue on with the film. Wonder how much he will be in the film? Either way, I am excited we get two more Ledger movies before it's all said and done.

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http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/2008/02/05/doctor-parnassus-lives/

Quick Stop was contacted by a source within the production of Terry Gilliam’s upcoming The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and they wanted to clarify the status of the film. It seems that Parnassus has been recently removed from Heath Ledger’s IMDB listing and Ledger has also been removed from the listing of Parnassus‘ cast. Also, the IMDB listing for Parnassus now shows the status of the film as being shut down.

The source within the production wanted to make certain the word gets out that the production is not in fact shut down but is moving forward and will feature Heath Ledger in his last role. This decision to keep Heath’s performance and rework the film to accommodate it was made out of respect for that performance and in memory of Heath. This despite somewhat shady efforts by certain parties, the source tells us, to paint The Dark Knight as Heath’s final role.

The Parnassus cast and crew, we are told, apart from a statement about the status of the production shortly after Heath’s passing, have been quiet about the matter out of respect for Heath and his family. Further casting announcements will be made in the near future. The official site for the film, doctorparnassus.com, will be launching later today (February 5th), and readers are urged to watch the site for future developments.

[Jessooker]

I'm happy to hear that they are continuing this with him in it.

[aminorthreat55]

There is no way this will turn out to be a good film. I feel so bad for Terry Gilliam.

[drudo182]

I have a feeling it will turn out rotten too but I'm still looking forward to it. You never know.

[local superhero]

this may turn out amazing... but for now... TDK > TIODP as Heath's last great role

[drudo182]

Official movie website is up. Not much but the logo.

http://www.doctorparnassus.com

[drudo182]

Here is half of an image of the Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. The other half will be revealed this weekend.

PUMPED.

http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/quickstopparnassbig.jpg

[Jessooker]

woah that looks awesome.

[drudo182]

Yep. Can't wait to see the other half.

[callthemrogues]

yeah, i'm interested in this

[IAPAI]

woah that looks like they recycled Panic! at the Disco's old stage

fixed.

[Jessooker]

fixed.


haha. that may be true if i even knew what panic's stage looked like.

[lfdfforever]

fixed. funnyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy yyyyy

[micahistheballs]

I hope it's good. I'm worried about how they'll make it all work since Ledger hadn't finished shooting everything (they say).

[drudo182]

http://www.doctorparnassus.com/par-01-large.jpg

Full photo is up.

[Jessooker]

awesome

[notoaststereo]

im glad they decided to include him in the film and not shut it down.

[shinedown114]

So its been reported that Johnny Depp, Collin Ferrell and Jude Law will all be used to film the parts of the movie that are still left.

This is huge

[aminorthreat55]

So its been reported that Johnny Depp, Collin Ferrell and Jude Law will all be used to film the parts of the movie that are still left.

This is huge
I don't think that has been 100% confirmed but I could be wrong. The addition of Depp has been a rumor for three weeks.

[drudo182]

That would be amazing of they got those three actors. Wow.

[shinedown114]

I don't think that has been 100% confirmed but I could be wrong. The addition of Depp has been a rumor for three weeks.

Well, judging from what this says, its seems to be true

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/35623

[drudo182]

Yep, they were officially confirmed.

That is probably the best news for Gilliam ever.

[shinedown114]

Yep, they were officially confirmed.

That is probably the best news for Gilliam ever.

Haha, id say so

To have 4 of the most recognized actors pinned to your film, plus with it being the last thing that Ledger ever did. Its just gonna be huge.

[drudo182]

"Director Terry Gilliam (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000416/) is pleased with his controversial decision to use three actors to finish Heath Ledger (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005132/)'s final film - as the move has worked perfectly.

Ledger was in the middle of filming The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1054606/) when he was found dead at his New York apartment in January.

Shooting was suspended following the tragic news, but Gilliam decided to complete Ledger's role and finish the movie by using three actors to shoot his final scenes - with Johnny Depp (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000136/), Jude Law (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000179/) and Colin Farrell (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0268199/) all stepping up to take on the part.

Gilliam says, "I've seen it and it works and it's great. It's the last chance to see Heath and he's brilliant. It (filming) stopped for a bit until the three heroes, as they're now known - Jude Law (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000179/), Johnny Depp (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000136/) and Colin Farrell (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0268199/) - came to the rescue and finished off Heath's part.

"So you ended up with four actors playing one character."

[aminorthreat55]

Honestly, I'm more excited for this than I was for The Dark Knight.

[drudo182]

Honestly, I'm more excited for this than I was for The Dark Knight.

Eh, I'm excited but not that much.

Batman owns everything else.

[-Aaron-]

Gilliam is insane and always surprises me with his films. I am excited to see how this all comes together.

[irthesteve]

I'm incredibly exited to see how this turns out

[drudo182]

"Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell have donated their fee for completing Heath Ledger's final film role to the late star's daughter.

The acting trio agreed to play versions of Ledger's character Tim in The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus following his death in January.

And they decided to donate their fees to two-year-old Matilda - Ledger's daughter with actress Michelle Williams - because the star left an old will which did not include the little girl.

Director Terry Gilliam has praised the actors for their generosity, saying: "They didn't take money - it goes to Heath's daughter.

"That's extraordinary! And wonderful... and when you're part of that, you think, 'Ah, this is maybe why I went into the movies in the beginning. I thought it would be full of wonderful people.' And we've got a movie full of wonderful people who did extraordinary things to help.""

[aminorthreat55]

I'm continually amazed at all the good news that this film has created since Heath's death. I totally expected this production to be a disaster following his death.

[drudo182]

Let's just hope the movie turns out good...

[Jessooker]

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[IAPAI]

5aCNejjnr30

that was an insanely boring "teaser".

i just lost interest in the movie.

[poppa Q]

This should be visually wondrous. I like that Law/Depp/Farrell weren't shown.

[Jessooker]

could be absolutely beautiful or a big mess.

[Prestonxsmith]

that was an insanely boring "teaser".

i just lost interest in the movie.
I think it was just a thing to show. Not an actual trailer.

[Indoor Living]

this may turn out amazing... but for now... TDK > TIODP as Heath's last great role

comparing the dark knight to TIODP is like saying Ride The Lightning is better than St. Anger at this point.

[Jessooker]

comparing the dark knight to TIODP is like saying Ride The Lightning is better than St. Anger at this point.

he's not comparing the movies, he's talking about "heath's last great role".

[Indoor Living]

he's not comparing the movies, he's talking about "heath's last great role".

yeah, i realize that. but is that not the most obvious thing ever? Heath made the Dark Knight. There's no way, even if he does great in this movie, that he will live up to his role as The Joker. It's just not possible.

[IAPAI]

I think it was just a thing to show. Not an actual trailer.

hence, why the word 'teaser' was in quotation marks.

it was still boring as fuck, and it still didn't make the movie seem that interesting. that's not to say that the movie won't be awesome, but come on.. they could have done better than that.

[irthesteve]

yeah, i realize that. but is that not the most obvious thing ever? Heath made the Dark Knight. There's no way, even if he does great in this movie, that he will live up to his role as The Joker. It's just not possible.
"last great role" does not mean "best performance ever."

He can still be amazing in this movie, even if it isn't better than his performance as the Joker (as it won't be, obviously)

[Indoor Living]

"last great role" does not mean "best performance ever."

He can still be amazing in this movie, even if it isn't better than his performance as the Joker (as it won't be, obviously)

ok, i guess that makes sense. my bad.

[Rockybehri]

I don't know if it's going to be good, but I am for sure going to see it.

[Jessooker]

http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/legerparnassus.jpg

[drudo182]

I saw that photo but JoBlo keeps saying he is Dr. Parnassus which isn't true.

[Drew Beringer]

first trailer, looks trippy/awesome

LR-o_I3alHo

[popdisaster00]

first trailer, looks trippy/awesome

LR-o_I3alHo
Holy shit that looks awesome.

[Shakriel]

Sweet trailer.

[imagination]

want to see this.

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

Did anyone ever see this clip of Heath Ledger in the film?

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[drudo182]

Love that trailer. Looks like it could be incredible.

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

Just saw another clip:

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[Losthope182]

Wow, that trailer gets me super excited for this.

[deFobbed14yrs]

pumped

[color_coded]

Excited.

[Why Bother?]

This movie looks sick. Can't wait.

[danielineffigy]

http://www.spin.com/articles/video-heath-ledgers-final-film-features-tom-waits

"Though Ledger's death halted production in early 2008, Gilliam was able to recruit Colin Farrell, Jude Law, and Johnny Depp to help fill in the gaps. Each actor takes on a different iteration of Ledger's character as the plot progresses, somewhat akin to the series of Bob Dylans in I'm Not There (another one of Ledger's lauded films). And in an extremely generous gesture,all three actors decided to donate their earnings from the film to Ledger's two-year-old daughter Matilda, who had never made it onto the late actor's will."

Cool info all around.

Edit: Old info I guess, haha.

[Until The Bombs]

High hopes, but low expectations for this.

[drudo182]

It's a shame Gilliam has such terrible luck. His films always pay a heavy price for it.

[billyboatkid]

Just saw the trailer for this yesterday. Looks awesome.

I didn't know Heath Ledger was apart of this. I wonder why him, depp and law look the same/similar?

[coryatlarge]

Just saw the trailer for this yesterday. Looks awesome.

I didn't know Heath Ledger was apart of this. I wonder why him, depp and law look the same/similar?
they play the same character... heath didnt finish all his parts in the movie so depp, law, and farrel finished them. i think i saw it on AOTS where they interviewed the director and he said heath's character was kind of like looking in a fun house mirror and in different parts of the movie he is a different actor.

[billyboatkid]

they play the same character... heath didnt finish all his parts in the movie so depp, law, and farrel finished them. i think i saw it on AOTS where they interviewed the director and he said heath's character was kind of like looking in a fun house mirror and in different parts of the movie he is a different actor.
That's pretty cool. I'll definitely have to see it now.

[*crying stars*]

I have such high hopes for this.

[coryatlarge]

That's pretty cool. I'll definitely have to see it now.
yeah i was kind of wary as to how they were going to make 4 people the same character but after he explained it i want to see this WAY more now haha.

[irthesteve]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=57823

Johnny Depp, Colin Farrel, and Jude Law were perfect choices for playing alternate-Heath, they look just like him in the trailer

Also, how creepy is "Nothing is permanent, not even death"

[Brandon Allin]

This looks fantastic.

[TachyonEvan]

Psyched.

[-whisp-]

I didn't think much of this when I first heard about it a couple months ago, but after seeing the trailer for it I'm really looking forward to seeing it. Looks amazing.

[Undue Noise]

http://www.spin.com/articles/video-heath-ledgers-final-film-features-tom-waits

"Though Ledger's death halted production in early 2008, Gilliam was able to recruit Colin Farrell, Jude Law, and Johnny Depp to help fill in the gaps. Each actor takes on a different iteration of Ledger's character as the plot progresses, somewhat akin to the series of Bob Dylans in I'm Not There (another one of Ledger's lauded films). And in an extremely generous gesture,all three actors decided to donate their earnings from the film to Ledger's two-year-old daughter Matilda, who had never made it onto the late actor's will."

Cool info all around.

Edit: Old info I guess, haha.
I didn't know this, but the last bit is pretty cool on behalf of the three actors.

[Thomas Balkcom]

http://www.rowthree.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/pernassus-sm.jpg

[drudo182]

That is a beautiful poster.

[Mirrorsandfevers]

This looks great.

[lindZ629]

Wow that poster looks awesome.

[pleasedontask]

...So all this hype and for awhile and it disappeared? What's up with that?

I saw this tonight. Maybe I didn't get it, but I was just left confused the whole movie. Maybe I was supposed to, but it was just really unfufilling. That might just be me, I'm not sure. It was fun visually, and Ledger was fantastic as always (RIP) but I just didn't like it.

[:-)]

I've heard that it sucks but I don't want to judge until I see it for myself.
I love Heath too much to dismiss his last movie so easily.

[drudo182]

I'll probably see it sometime next week along with Youth In Revolt.

[ThexQuietxCull]

the visuals were absolutely stunning, but the plot was lacking IMO. a decent return for gilliam, but i was expecting more

[Why Bother?]

Is this out? Where?

[drudo182]

Nationwide I believe.

[Eich696]

Movie was wild. Have seen it twice and love it, but not sure I understand it...

[Dr. Strangefuck]

Wow, this was a mess. So bad.

[atticusfinch]

7/10.

[irthesteve]

Really enjoyed the movie, crazy, pretty and interesting

[drudo182]

Still haven't seen this.

[mena]

Finally saw it. I had high expectations for this and I regret them now since they weren't really met. The movie was done quite beautifully, but overall it wasn't too interesting. Although, it's worth a shot if you feel like watching something a bit trippy and crazy.

[drudo182]

I watched it a month or so ago and absolutely loved it. Kind of lost track towards the end but it's near the top of my favorite Gilliam movies.

[Chemical Love]

Gonna check this out tonight.

[x1onexwo1fx]

i keep forgetting i have this. i still need to see it, and not just because it's ledger's last performance. on top of having colin farrell, johnny depp, and jude law, all great actors, i just found out that andrew garfield is also in it.

[Brandon Allin]

This movie bored me to death.

[color_coded]

i keep forgetting i have this. i still need to see it, and not just because it's ledger's last performance. on top of having colin farrell, johnny depp, and jude law, all great actors, i just found out that andrew garfield is also in it.
Andrew's character, Anton, is the best part of the movie, in my opinion.