Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell to Replace Ledger in 'Parnassus?'
Filed under: Casting, RumorMonger, Celebrities and Controversy, Fandom, Johnny Depp
When it's all said and done, this whole Parnassus mess would probably fit nicely into a biopic on the life and times of director Terry Gilliam. When Heath Ledger passed away during production on the latest Gilliam flick, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, we all wondered what would happen to the film. Would Gilliam be forced to dump another project (a la Don Quixote), or would someone step in to save the day. Early rumors suggested (and here's where life always comes full circle) that Johnny Depp (Gilliam's Quixote star) would fill in for Ledger and shoot his remaining scenes. Then there was word Gilliam may create a CGI Ledger to tape up the missing pieces.
Now, however, AICN claims they know exactly how it will go down, and that Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell will all fill in for Ledger in a weird sort of I'm Not There-esque tribute to the actor. Needless to say, I cannot wait to see what this looks like -- imagine watching half a film with Ledger, only to see it switch and be Depp, then Law and then Farrell (or some variation)? What will that look like? Either way, I'm sure Gilliam will probably open to his biggest box office take in years (fingers crossed), and the film could go down as something very very special. No official word on this one yet, but AICN seems to feel this one is locked and ready to roll. What do you think?
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2-15-2008 @ 9:47AM
Adam said...
Wow... Besides seeming to make sense in the odd world of magic mirrors and Terry Gilliam, I think this would be an awesome tribute to Ledger.
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2-15-2008 @ 10:11AM
Sam said...
That is absolutely brilliant. Bravo, Terry!!!
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2-15-2008 @ 11:49AM
ML said...
This could either be incredibly cool or incredibly sad.
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2-23-2008 @ 10:18PM
sheryl said...
I think this will be very, very cool. I have also heard it rumored that the actors will donate their earnings from the film to charity...also very cool.
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2-16-2008 @ 5:27PM
erica said...
This is very cool ! very excited for this movie. Bravo to Jude, Johnny and Colin
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2-16-2008 @ 8:29PM
pontia said...
omg, i can't wait to see the movie, such nice guys to do that and give the money to charity, i love colin
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2-16-2008 @ 8:37PM
22bavar said...
what a beautiful pick colin farrell , johny and jude, couldn't be better, i saw bruges last night it was beautiful colin was absolutely magnificent , it is a shame if he doesn't get an ascar for that, i recomment every one to see the movie , the best movie of the year and i am going to see it again , it's that good.
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3-10-2008 @ 8:50PM
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