We were so busy and focused with EW’s brief mention of the then-possibility of Heath Ledger’s Modest Mouse-directed video one day surfacing (and yes, now it’s coming out), that we totally missed something else in the piece.
Terry Gilliam’s “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus,” has a U.K. distributor and is scheduled to come out in June according to the magazine profile on its deceased star Heath Ledger.
There’s obviously already been two reports (including the aforementioned EW piece) that strongly suggest the film could be too bizarro and that U.S. distributors are taking a wait-and-see attitude with the release However, if it premieres in the U.K. in June and is poorly received, does that mean it has even less of a shot of coming out in the U.S. unless a smaller distrib like IFC Films jumps at the chance? (then again, one report also says a U.S. deal could be struck soon)
There’s also the potential this reaction to the reportedly-difficult film could happen even earlier if the picture does indeed debut at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival in May as has been rumored/speculated. Either way, we had to note the June U.K. release date because so far, that’s officially the first time any of the public will see it. U.K. Playlist readers (especially those in freelance film press), get in touch now! [EW]