And here’s an other movie poster of Terry Gilliam’s:
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Plot:
“The story of Dr Parnassus and his extraordinary ‘Imaginarium’, a travelling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom. Blessed with the extraordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others, Dr Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret.”
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When Heath Ledger passed away, filming of the Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus was not wrapped yet. The project was put to a halt for a while, but Director Terry Gilliam who’s been committed to this movie since a long didn’t want the last footage of Heath to be lost. So he used a plot trick so as to keep Heath ledger’s footage: Heath ledger’s role is now shared with a few of his friends, namely: Colin Farrell, Jude Law and Johnny Depp. So the Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is gonna be a strange movie, a mesmerizing movie!
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Two new clips of The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, a fantasy movie directed by Terry Gilliam and starring Heath ledger, are available, you may watch them below:
Plot:
“In the present day, immortal 1,000-year-old Doctor Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) leads a travelling theatre troupe that offers audience members a chance to go beyond reality through a magical mirror in his possession. Members of the troupe include a sleight of hand expert, Anton (Andrew Garfield), and a dwarf, Percy (Verne Troyer), Parnassus had been able to guide the imagination of others through a deal with the Devil (Waits), who now comes to collect on the arrangement, targeting the doctor’s daughter (Lily Cole). The troupe, which is joined by a mysterious outsider named Tony (portrayed by Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell), embark through parallel worlds to rescue the girl.”
The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnasuss will be a great movie to go watch on Christmas: the crazy plot of that movie will make the day even more special!
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I may have had mixed feeling about The Imaginarium of the Doctor Parnassus, because I thought it was a bit too strange, but now, I’m definitely thrilled by the movie: Director Terry Giliam did a remarkable job, and Heath Ledger’s latest footage hasn’t been spoiled. Sign me on for the Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus!
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is the last film appearance of the late Heath Ledger, Oscar winner for The Dark Knight. Moviegoer Iszaham pointed us to this footage shown at the occasion of the Cannes Film festival:
Plot of the movie:
“In the present day, immortal 1,000-year-old Doctor Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) leads a travelling theatre troupe that offers audience members a chance to go beyond reality through a magical mirror in his possession. Members of the troupe include a sleight of hand expert, Anton (Andrew Garfield), and a dwarf, Percy (Verne Troyer), Parnassus had been able to guide the imagination of others through a deal with the Devil (Waits), who now comes to collect on the arrangement, targeting the doctor’s daughter (Lily Cole). The troupe, which is joined by a mysterious outsider named Tony (portrayed by Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell), embark through parallel worlds to rescue the girl.”
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is directed by Terry Gilliam.
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is Director Terry Gilliam’s upcoming fantasy movie. Heath Ledger had a lead role as the conman Tony, but he passed away in the midst of production.
Heath Ledger as Tony:
A conman, who joins the troupe.
But Terry Gilliam had the great idea to use a plot trick to finish the movie to honor the work done by Heath Ledger. Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law pay tribute to the actor by filling in for the remaining scenes Heath Ledger didn’t have the time to film.
Cinematographer Nicola Pecorini worked on the film and he published a nice picture on his site (here) thanks to which we may see for the first time Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law in their respective versions of Tony, the role they’re sharing with Heath Ledger:
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Below you may have a close look:
(Click on the picture to enlarge it.) In the role of Tony in the Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus:
Heath Ledger
Johnny Depp
Colin Farrell
Jude Law
Now you’re probably wondering what the Doctor Parnassus may look like, here he is:
Christopher Plummer as Doctor Parnassus:
The 1,000-year-old leader of a travelling theatre troupe.
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus will be a strange movie for sure! But I’m confident it will be interesting.
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Too bad I don’t read Korean! Shall tryt o get a translation to better understand this poster of the Doctor Parnassus movie.
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is the last movie Heath Ledger was working on before he passed away. Only half of the movie was wrapped when the sad event happened. But Director Terry Giliam wanted to honor the actor’s work, so he has managed to keep Heath Ledger’s scenes by using a plot twist. As a result the role of Tony the conman is shared between Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law.
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A first teaser trailer has been released for the Imaginarium of Doctor Panassus, the last movie to star Heath Ledger before he passed away. Director Gilliam is able to finish the movie with Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law who will replace Heath Ledger in his role thanks to a plot trick.
I wonder what Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law will look like in the Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Terry Gilliam is used to make strange movies, I hope the public won’t be fazed at hearing about the plot trick…
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