And now for something completely different.
Poor Terry Gilliam. Heath Ledger’s untimely death (see previous post) has left the director high and dry. According to Us Magazine, an anonymous source from the set of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus has confirmed that production has shut down and the crew has been laid off.This makes movie number two for Gilliam. The guy can’t catch a break.
This also isn’t the first time death has prevented Gilliam from bringing his artistic vision to the screen. A sequel to 1981′s Time Bandits (Time Bandits 2: Electric Bandiloo) never happened due to the death of a number of the original cast members. Those little bastards have short life spans.
***UPDATE***
Rumor has it that Terry Gilliam is thinking of asking Johnny Depp to take over Ledger’s role and complete the film. How would that work, you ask? Just a little something called “magical alternate realities”, maybe you’ve heard of them?
