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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

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Penthesilea:
Looks very, very Monty-Python-esque. Which is of course no surprise.
I'm not sure if it'll be my type of movie (as with most Monty Python productions; some I find hilarious, some are too over the top for me).

But of course I'll see it anyway. Guess I'll just have to close my eyes at the "hanging" scene. I already found the pictures terrible before January...

Kelda:
Yeah thanks it looks intersting and looking forward to seeing Christopher Plummer and Heath together.. I love Christoper Plummer!

Ellemeno:
Yes, I love Christopher Plummer too.  One of the things I thought, watching this, was "Wow - Heath has lead billing in front of Christopher Plummer."

That was a real find, Mika, thank you very much.

Aloysius J. Gleek:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1080060/First-photos-tragic-Heath-Ledger-film.html

First photos of tragic Heath Ledger in his last film






By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 10:43 AM on 24th October 2008

Newly released photos show Heath Ledger in the film role he never completed.

The actor died of an overdose of prescription medicine halfway through filming The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus in January.

The 28-year-old's death temporarily stopped work on the film, but it has now been completed and is due out next year. The photos are the first official shots to be released.

Following his death Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell all stepped in to fill his role for the remainder of the film, playing different incarnations of Ledger's character.

The £15 million fantasy film involves a supernatural mirror that takes people into different dimensions, allowing director Terry Gilliam to switch between actors.

Gilliam, who previously worked with Ledger on The Brothers Grimm, has retained the footage shot of the late actor.

A third of the movie was filmed in London's Clerkenwell, with Ledger dying in his Manhattan apartment three days after completion. His co-stars, including model Lily Cole, went onto film in Canada.

Last month it was revealed that Ledger's fortune would go to his daughter, Matilda Rose.

In his will, which was probated behind closed doors at the Australian Supreme Court in Perth, Ledger left everything to his parents and three sisters. But the will was signed by the actor on April 12, 2003 - two years before Matilda was born.

It was expected that Ledger's former fiancee, Michelle Williams, would lodge a claim on the will on behalf of their two-year-old daughter. But Ledger's father, Kim, instead revealed that the family had decided to give everything to Matilda.

Kay-Nasty:
Found this on IMDb, thought it was a nice sum up of what little is known about this movie. I'm so excited to see it. Hope it does Heath justice. But either way, I'm planing on seeing it at least three times on the big screen. I need to hold on as long as possible.

PREMISE: The immortal Doctor Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) has an imaginarium -- a traveling theatre -- which lets its participants enter a magical mirror and experience something of a parallel universe. He can do this thanks to a deal he made with The Devil (Tom Waits). Now, he's come to collect his due and targets Parnassus' daughter (Lily Cole).

Tony (Heath Ledger) joins Parnassus' troupe and eventually has to enter the imaginarium to rescue the girl. Upon entering, he changes into three different incarnations (Johnny Depp/Jude Law/Colin Farrell).

PRODUCTION: They shot all the real world scenes throughout December and completed about 2/3 of the film. When Heath died, he was on a brief break and only had two weeks left. That means, in spite of the three actors finishing his performance, Heath should be in most of the film or at least half of it. This is more than just a bit of footage, this is a real performance.

RELEASE: All we know is that LionsGate picked it up for a 2009 release. It's been in post-production for quite some time so it will probably be done soon. Expect a festival screening or two. We will all be able to see it, despite the skepticism that it will fall apart because of "the Gilliam curse." The Dark Knight is not Heath Ledger's last film. It's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. The end.

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