The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (in Off-topic)


smallpau1 - Go Blues [Lower My Fees] November 4 2009 7:51 PM EST

http://www.doctorparnassus.com/

**Eventually, actors Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law were cast to replace Heath Ledger in certain scenes, portraying the new idea of transformed versions of Ledger's character traveling through magical realms, thus the footage shot with Ledger would remain in the film as his character's "real-world" appearance. With the role recast, filming resumed in Vancouver in March 2008. Depp was a friend of Gilliam who starred in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and the aborted The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, and had been compared to Ledger by cinematographer Nicola Pecorini. Law was a friend of Ledger and had been considered for the role of Tony, and Farrell had also been friends with Ledger. Depp, Farrell, and Law opted to redirect their wages for the role to Ledger's young daughter, Matilda, who had been left out of an old version of Ledger's will, and Gilliam altered the part of the credits saying "A Terry Gilliam film" to "A film from Heath Ledger and friends."**

USA Release: December 25th 2009

Outside of North America, it seems to have been released already, anyone here who has seen it?

InebriatedArsonist November 4 2009 8:29 PM EST

Tom Waits is involved, so that's a positive sign.

QBRanger November 4 2009 9:19 PM EST

Looks a bit like Buckaroo Banzai in content. With Gilliam telling the tale.

Looks like a great tale.

BHT November 4 2009 9:25 PM EST

I'll never watch it, but props to the actors giving their earnings to Ledger's daughter.

Marlfox [Cult of the Valaraukar] November 5 2009 10:57 AM EST

It looks... interesting.
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