The announcement that Sony and director Marc Webb have chosen Andrew Garfield to be the new Peter Parker in Spider-Man came as a bit of a surprise. A welcome surprise to many of us, as the young actor is among the best of the crop of talent that was being considered for the role. But…
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Finally, there's a US trailer for Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Which, to a lot of you will mean: finally, there's a trailer that gives too much away and tries to hard to sell the movie as something it might not be. But that's neither here nor there. In fact, it's not a…
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After Heath Ledger's death, Terry Gilliam came up with a brilliant plan to salvage his film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus: he would keep the footage he'd already shot of Ledger's character in the movie's 'real world' sequences, and cast a new actor, or as it turned out, actors, to fill out the film's fantasy…
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/Film reader David D sent over this new photo of Heath Ledger in his last movie, Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. You can also watch the previously released teaser trailer/featurette here. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a fantastical morality tale, set in the present day. It tells the story of Dr Parnassus…
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Quick Stop Entertainment has, what is being billed as the first teaser trailer for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, but most people would probably consider it more of a featurette as it lacks proper footage. Terry Gilliam gives us an introduction to the world of his next film, through a combination of photos and concept…
Read MoreAll of the rumors, concerns and speculation regarding how Heath Ledger's unfortunate passing would be addressed in director Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, in which Ledger had a major role, can now cease. AICN is reporting that three actors will pay tribute by filling in the remainder of Ledger's performance (to me, this…
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The first official photo from Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus has been revealed on the film's official website (DoctorParnassus.com). Production on Imaginarium was stopped after the accidental death of the film's star Heath Ledger. Gilliam hopes and plans to finish the film without removing Ledger's footage. The launch of the official website and…
Read MoreAn image for Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus has appeared online; actually, only half of the image, as the other half will apparently be conjoined on the film's official site this weekend. A source close to the film purportedly told Quick Stop that the massive influx of web traffic caused its site to…
Read MoreLesson: be careful with the prescription pills. Ending weeks of speculation with official closure and a bit of universal health advice, actor Heath Ledger's death on January 22nd has been attributed to an "acute intoxication" of several prescription medications. A New York medical examiner said that toxicology reports show that a lethal combination of anxiety…
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Last week The Sun reported that director Terry Gilliam had his sights on Johnny Depp to finish what remains of the late Heath Ledger's role in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. However, now comes word that Depp's reps tell People that "There have been no official talks, and he is currently working on Public Enemies…
Read MoreDirector Terry Gilliam is said to have his sights on Johnny Depp to finish a presumable portion of what remains of Heath Ledger's role in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. The news comes from Rupert Murdoch's scandal-obsessed UK paper The Sun, complete with a quote from an unnamed studio source... "There is a point in…
Read MoreIf anyone remains unsure, Heath Ledger's filming and voice work on The Dark Knight were completed before his unfortunate death yesterday (click here for latest updates). However, it would seem that the status of his last film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, which marked his second collaboration with director Terry Gilliam following 2005's The Brothers…
Read MoreNote: This story will remain on the top of /Film for the next day. Actor Heath Ledger, who plays the Joker in this summer's The Dark Knight, died today at around 3:30 p.m. EST. Ledger was reportedly found naked in bed in a state of cardiac arrest by a housekeeper who promptly called 911. He…
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