This clip, which is a tease but far from a trailer, from Quick Stop Entertainment is a featurette of sorts featuring a whole lot of Terry Gilliam, but some footage of his bizarre sounding “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” as well which he introduces to us. Like a behind-the-scenes kinda gig. As absolutely everyone knows, the film was the last that Heath Ledger worked on before his untimely death, which then had Jude Law, Colin Farrell and Johnny Depp stepping in to finish his scenes. How the filmmakers got that right is anyone’s guess. I sure as hell am curious to find out though, even if we have to wait until next year.
Gilliam does some much needed explaining, “The film begins in modern London. Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) is a thousand years old. Parnassus as the power to expand your mind beyond anything you’ve ever dreamed of. For centuries he’s been traveling the planet with his traveling theater, The Imaginarium. Parnassus is a prophet; he has a secret he made once long ago with the devil — and that secret will possibly destroy all their lives or possibly save them. It depends on who they meet … and who they meet is a man named Tony (Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Jude Law), hanging from a bridge in London. They save his life. Is he there to save them? Or is he working for the devil? These are the things we unravel as the story unfolds.” [Cinematical]
The Playlist note: We just started reading the script and we’re only about a quarter in so far, but we’re kind of intensely disliking it. Aw, poor Gillam…
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