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Heath's last film, and two trailers
Feb. 15th, 2008 11:31 amHeath 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!
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!
