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Initially, Tom Cruise expressed interest in being involved as another actor to replace Ledger, but Gilliam turned him down because Cruise had never been a close friend of Ledger. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] Gilliam stated, "I just wanted to keep this [in the] family—it's as simple as that [...]
Apr 23, 2024 · Terry Gilliam, the director of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, called on Heath Ledger's friends Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell to complete the film after Ledger's death. You...
Terry Gilliam has revealed that he turned down an approach from Tom Cruise to step into Heath Ledger's role in The Imaginarium Of Dr Parnassus. Ledger died from an accidental overdose...
Sep 3, 2009 · It’s probably best to consider the free-speaking source on this one, but Terry Gilliam has apparently told Total Film magazine that Tom Cruise had asked, and was turned down, for one of the...
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Jan 30, 2017 · But In this conversation from 2009, Terry Gilliam talks to the late film critic Anwar Brett about The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. A modern fairytale about a troupe of travelling actors, the production was devastated by the death of lead actor Heath Ledger just a third of the way through filming.
Dec 18, 2009 · STORY HIGHLIGHTS. Heath Ledger died while filming "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" Director Terry Gilliam used three actors, Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell, to complete the...
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Dec 19, 2009 · Gilliam tells NPR's Guy Raz that he had help from friends, family and colleagues as he worked to salvage Dr. Parnassus, but three people were particularly critical — starting with Johnny Depp.
