Jan 27, 2008 by The MovieWeb Team

Johnny Depp Rumored to Replace Heath Ledger in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

With the tragic death of rising star Heath Ledger, the future of Terry Gilliam's epic masterpiece The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus has recently been put on hold. According to a rumor from Monster and Critics, Gilliam is toying with the notion of having Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End star Johnny Depp replace the main character portrayed by Heath Ledger.

The story of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is about a young man who discovers a traveling theater group and the wonderful secrets that they hide. Filming was nealry finished before Ledger's untimely death.

The official status of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is currently unknown.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus was released December 25th, 2009 and stars Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Jude Law, Lily Cole, Peter Stormare, Tom Waits. The film is directed by Terry Gilliam.

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End was released May 24th, 2007 and stars Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport, Bill Nighy, Jonathan Pryce, Lee Arenberg. The film is directed by Gore Verbinski.


Sources: Monster and Critics

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Comments (16)

  1. MulletMan_of_KeyWest

    The MulletMan of KeyWest is not currantly portraying any characters and certainly has an interest in doing so.
    -Dano

    4 years agoby @mulletman-of-keywestFlag

  2. THE JOKER

    ok that makes sense. I have to agree with that, but i think Johnny will get the job done. no doubt.

    4 years agoby @mcleve02Flag

  3. Silk Spectre

    I'm not saying Ledger is better than Depp, what I'm saying is that Gilliam had a vision for this movie and Ledger was it. So Depp stepping in might not be as good because the roll wasn't being designed for him it was being designed for ledger. I am a huge Johnny Depp fan he is my favorit actor but if a part is being formulated for someone else it might not be as good if they are replaced. I think he will do a great job but it might not be as good as Ledger was doing because he had already been working on the movie so that is how they were envisioning the character.

    4 years agoby @photochik21Flag

  4. THE JOKER

    well i dont remember anyone ever saying anything about Heath being better than Depp ripper, but i agree that Depp will do a really good job with the role. He is a great actor. And he will more than likely dedicate the role to Ledger. I have no doubt

    4 years agoby @mcleve02Flag

  5. artkid04

    ok, i liked Heath Ledger but Johnny Depp is a fav of mine

    4 years agoby @artkid04Flag

  6. T.Clark

    Not a big fan of Depp, but he's probably the best person for this role after Heath. And you can't can the movie just because Heath died. Gilliam obviously has a vision for this movie that he wants to see on screen, not trapped in his head, like any director would want. Heath's passing is tragic, but the movie should still go on. A good director would adapt to the changes and use thier head to find the best person to replace the actor, in this case Heath Ledger.

    4 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  7. Silk Spectre

    I don't agree with the people saying to can it Johnny Depp is a really good actor and even though I'm sure Heath would have been great for the part Johnny Depp will probably be just as great. Besides the last movie that Depp and Gilliam were involved in together was a really great film.

    4 years agoby @photochik21Flag

  8. killahmovie24

    both method actors, both great they're own right, with the passing of heath, johnny is a great choice and will probaly dedicate his performence to Heath so lets see what happens.

    4 years agoby @killahmovie24Flag

  9. R0B062

    they've put alot of work into this and a new terry gilliam project would be good :) esp*cially with johnny depp ,and the way they wanted to intoruduce him sounds quite good ;)

    4 years agoby @r0b062Flag

  10. THE JOKER

    i think he was a good choice. it wont be the same as Heath but Johnny can do a good job with the role

    4 years agoby @mcleve02Flag

  11. CelluloidDreams

    Strange!!! We all remeber what happend the last time Terry Gilliam & Johnny Depp tried to make a film together!!

    4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  12. -comrade-

    I'm still just excited to see Tom Waits as the Devil.

    4 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag

  13. Memo74

    I can't think of anyone else more qualified than Johnny to replace Heath on this one. So sad that we might never get to see Heath's scenes.

    4 years agoby @memo74Flag

  14. Space101

    This is a bizarre twist...can the movie and put Depp on another project...

    4 years agoby @space101Flag

  15. The Kwisatz Haderach

    yup i agree can it

    4 years agoby @the-kwisatz-haderachFlag

  16. Phatlightning

    can it

    4 years agoby @sxers2k1Flag

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