The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus shuts down
It shouldn’t be much of a surprise - and is obviously much less significant than the cause - but production on Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus has been shut down (via) following the death of Heath Ledger, who was starring in the film.
Apparently, the London-set location shooting had been completed and everything was about to head over to Vancouver for the special-effects work. The Canadian crew has now been laid off and no-one is saying whether or not they will be recalled.
This leaves the producers in a bit of a bind. It sounds like they were pretty much exactly half way through the work for which they needed Ledger so they are going to have to either start the whole thing all over again, or cancel the film. Neither is a good option.
Sunday 27 Jan 2008 | Paul | New and Upcoming Films, People
