Jan 23 2008'Parnassus' Production Halted After Star's Death
I don't want to harp on the Heath Ledger issue too much, but, unsurprisingly, production has halted on The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, and the crew has reportedly been sent home. Ledger had been filming the picture with Terry Gilliam, likely giving the director yet another unfinished production on his resumé.
Adding another level to Gilliam's curse of incompletion, it seems that after finding himself unable to recall which 7-letter TV detective owned a cockatoo, he will be unable to finish yesterday's USA Today crossword.
Reader Comments
1. too soon - January 23, 2008 3:30 PM
not funny
2. Mella - January 23, 2008 3:35 PM
Funny!
3. mer - January 23, 2008 3:52 PM
Somewhat funny.
4. Matt - January 23, 2008 3:54 PM
Obviously Heath's death is terrible, but im pretty gutted that it appears this film won't see the light of day.
At least it seems that the dark knight will be a pretty good legacy for him.
5. Mr. S. - January 23, 2008 8:29 PM
I feel so bad for the guy, but at least this time the insurance company can't declare it was a act of god.
6. uni'tard - January 24, 2008 2:14 AM
i'm crushed. finally the man gets a legitimate paying job that can still be hella artistic and whatnot... and then... its taken away in one cruel, sad act.
why? ledge, why? did you not think of the gilliam?
7. Amy - January 28, 2008 2:47 AM
Although I felt slightly guilty for doing so, that's pretty much the first thing I thought on hearing the news - poor Gilliam can't seem to shake that curse. Making me feel even more guilty, I'd gotten annoyed just a day or two earlier when I originally found out Ledger was attached to the project - yet another actor I don't like hooking up for multiple projects with a director I love (cf: Scorsese's apparent fetish for DiCaprio).