The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Resumes Production

Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is back to filming this week in Vancouver, Canada, Gilliam and the U.K.-Canadian co-production's producers said Monday.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the filmmakers also confirmed widespread rumors that Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law will participate in the completion of the film, which shut down after the sudden death of actor Heath Ledger on Jan. 22.

"Since the format of the story allows for the preservation of his entire performance, at no point will Heath's work be modified or altered through the use of digital technology," the producers said in a statement. "Each of the parts played by Johnny, Colin and Jude is representative of the many aspects of the character that Heath was playing."

"I am grateful to Johnny, Colin and Jude for coming on board and to everyone else who has made it possible for us to finish the film," Gilliam said. "I am delighted that Heath's brilliant performance can be shared with the world. We are looking forward to finishing the movie and, through the film, with a modicum of humility, being able to touch people's hearts and souls as Heath was able to do."

The cast also includes Christopher Plummer, Verne Troyer, Andrew Garfield, Lily Cole and Tom Waits. The modern-day fantasy adventure film was written by Gilliam and Charles McKeown and produced by William Vince, Amy Gilliam and Samuel Hadida.

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.


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Comments (19)

  1. slysnide

    I never did know that Heath had finished his work on that film such that it was 100% re-workable by the time he died. I guess it won't be such a weird & sudden transition to Depp/Law/Farrell after all.

    3 years agoby @slysnideFlag

  2. Vamp

    It's got Johnny Depp, it's going to kick ass!!!!!

    4 years agoby @vampire2000Flag

  3. SpaceCowboy

    sounds like a damn good movie

    4 years agoby @SpaceCowboyFlag

  4. Splatter2010

    cool.... very interested to see how this pans out.

    4 years agoby @mindscapeFlag

  5. Marcusx

    obviously

    4 years agoby @marcusxFlag

  6. Phatlightning

    pypebomb is a douche

    4 years agoby @sxers2k1Flag

  7. Marcusx

    see what? this is gonna be great!

    4 years agoby @marcusxFlag

  8. Prodigy_54

    well see

    4 years agoby @prodigy-54Flag

  9. PypeBomb

    100% Retarded Owl Sh*t!!!

    4 years agoby @pypebombFlag

  10. CelluloidDreams

    This should be interesting!!!

    4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  11. T.Clark

    Awesome.

    4 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  12. THE JOKER

    agreed. this is definitely how this should be done

    4 years agoby @mcleve02Flag

  13. Phatlightning

    I like what they plan to do with this.. very well done.

    4 years agoby @sxers2k1Flag

  14. ed_wood

    Glad this is happening.

    4 years agoby @ed-woodFlag

  15. Marcusx

    this is great news. i was hoping the would go down this way. very cool

    4 years agoby @marcusxFlag

  16. Space101

    Yup

    4 years agoby @space101Flag

  17. Courtney O.

    Awe this will be nice to see..

    4 years agoby @chickflickFlag

  18. kupo

    hmm... very happy...

    4 years agoby @moogleFlag

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