Heath's last film, and two trailers

[thehefner]

Heath Ledger died before completing filming for THE IMAGINARIUM OF DR. PARNASSUS, directed by Terry Gilliam. Even besides the tragedy of the loss to Heath's family and the world of film, many were immediately reminded of the troubled and cursed history Terry Gilliam has had bringing his films to life.

With Heath gone mid-filming, what would happen to DR. PARNASSUS? Would the film be abandoned, the footage never to be produced, leaving Heath's final performance to be the Joker (some have already bemoaned this, saying how it's hardly as tender and dignifying a farewell as, say, Henry Fonda in ON GOLDEN POND)?

Well, I don't know the specifics of the DR. PARNASSUS script, but as I understand, the story lends itself to a bit of Dr. Who style casting, with two or more actors being able to play the same character. So the film could and would be completed, with Heath's footage intact!

But who would they get? Who could Gilliam possibly get to finish Heath's true last film?

Johnny Depp.

Jude Law.

And Colin Farrell.

All paying tribute to Heath with their interpretations of his performance.

Awesomeness. I absolutely love this idea, and can't wait to see how the film turns out. And besides, it's Terry Gilliam. His films are always worth watching (although I've heard people who both deeply love and deeply loathe THE BROTHERS GRIMM, and his latest--TIDELAND--is... well, I haven't seen it, but I've heard a good deal about it. Has anyone seen TIDELAND?), and hopefully this will be a true return to form.

By the way, who told me THE FISHER KING was a depressing movie? Lies! It was a grand film!



And since we're talking movie news, have a red-band trailer for PINEAPPLE EXPRESS:

Man, I wish it was in Quicktime. But otherwise, yayyyyyyyyyyyy.



Oh, and didja also hear there's a trailer for INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL?

There's a trailer for INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL.

Between this and RAMBO, you just can't keep the old geezers down. And we are all the richer for it. YAY!

Comments

[jellied.livejournal.com]

I will see this, only if Jude is pantless. Or shirtless.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

It would be the only thing to distract from his hair, which has apparently thinned into a receding mohawk.

[jellied.livejournal.com]

Oh you hush, he's still beautiful.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Hey, I'm not doing it to throw stones. Hell, I should be the last one to do that, shouldn't I?

He's been lying low for a while (or slumming, depending on who you ask), but I'm a fan of his work, and would be very happy to see him back in an interesting role. Colin Farrell too, for that matter (although I need to see IN BRUGES).

[jellied.livejournal.com]

Maybe he just needs a new nanny-- now I wonder how would I go about doing that?

[jbacardi.livejournal.com]

If you like Gilliam, then you'll probably like Tideland. I didn't love it, though- it's a hard film to watch, for more than one reason. Here's what I wrote about it after I saw it.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Aye, I was anticipating a difficult film to watch. Hmm. Maybe I'll get my pal fiveseconddelay to have a movie night with me, as BRAZIL is one of his favorite films. I'll be sure to check out your thoughts afterward.

[spacechild.livejournal.com]

For the record.. I always loved the Fisher King.

I think its a beautiful film.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

I agree, absolutely.

[kmousie.livejournal.com]

Word on In Bruges, for sure. Wish we could see it together. :-)

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Ditto!

NIce

[the-mithril-man.livejournal.com]

Just watched the Indy trailer.
"Damn I thought that was closer."
I'm going to be wearing this grin the rest of the day, thank you.

Re: NIce

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

It has a way of doing that, eh?

[tompurdue.livejournal.com]

Is there any actual plan for this Ledger thing, or is it just a rumor?

Backup plans are not Gilliam's strong suit. But a lead actor dying is beyond the pale even for him.

I hope the project can be made to work, just to keep is reputation as a lousy planner from solidifying further.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

It's been confirmed that they would go with multiple actors about a week or two ago, but it was just today announced (via aintitcool.com) who those actors would be. So yeah, it seems to be happening all right.

I doubt it was a backup plan on his part as much as the script could easily lend itself to multiple actors.

[swimpenguin.livejournal.com]

I hope the Gilliam movie does go forward. On Tideland, I haven't seen the movie but I do have the book it's based on, keep meaning to read it.

And thank you thank you thank you for posting the Indy trailer-seeing that made me feel like a kid again :)

[fragmentedsky.livejournal.com]

How wonderfully, magically perfect. Especially since Heath's last big-screen appearance before his death (I believe?) was I'm Not There.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Aye. It really is perfect. If it all pulls together, it just might be a hell of a one-two punch (with DARK KNIGHT) for a career finale/tribute.

[adaptor.livejournal.com]

My spacebarisn'tworkingat themoment,butgetmedrunk oneday andask me about Brothers'Grimm. It's oneof thefewfilmsIactually knowsomefunscuttlebutabout.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Well, I actually am rather on the drunkish side right now, so... "fun scuttle"? You intrigue me, ma'am. But then, you're good at that. :)