Gilliam fans: Johnny Depp is being rumored to take over Heath Ledger's role in
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus:
"There is a point in the film when Heath falls through a magic mirror," a studio source told the paper. "He could change into another character after that, and that is where Johnny would come in. It's a weird, fantasy, time-travel movie, so Heath's character could easily change appearance. It would be a poignant moment. Johnny’s not working at the moment, so everyone is praying he will do it."
From ScifiWire - but the rumor is from the Sun.
Oh that would be awsome! I'm sure Depp would love another chance to work with Gilliam (and be the one to save the film, rather than have his work go in the vault due to incompletion).
Under Construction?
Really? All for that?
yeah, I saw that trailer in "Cloverfield."
If you go to the site for The Dark Knight, after the splash page, this is what you get: [link]
I think that's nice, although I was looking for the trailer.
How very Christian of them.
yeah. At the moment I'm feeling it would be worth getting arrested if I could bean one of them with a well-aimed jagged rock. Maybe I shouldn't have watched that Keith Allen piece.
I'm sure Depp would love another chance to work with Gilliam (and be the one to save the film, rather than have his work go in the vault due to incompletion).
I mentioned to a work friend that Ledger was filming a Gilliam movie, and he said, "Man, Gilliam can't buy a break can he? Someone should make a movie about his problems making movies."
So I told him about
Lost in La Mancha.
I'm still really oddly upset about Ledger. It sort of feels like that was one of the turning points for universes...like, in one reality he doesn't die, but we got stuck in the one where he does die, and it's not good.
Or I need better drugs.
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ION, the DH is watching the Tom Crazy video right now, and keeps repeating "This is freaky shit. This is freaky shit."
It sort of feels like that was one of the turning points for universes...like, in one reality he doesn't die, but we got stuck in the one where he does die, and it's not good.
I feel the same way, Raq. It's weird.
So, I saw "There Will Be Blood" last night with Beau. I think it is a very good movie. The acting is excellent. In no way did Daniel Day-Lewis disappoint. I know some critics have felt like his performance was "ACTING", but it felt to me like he was inhabiting a character appropriately. I am not sure what the marketing department were thinking when they advertised this movie because I was expected a whole lot more violence and action than what the movie presented.
My only quibble is that there is a segment of the movie after which a lot of time passes, and I wish I had known a bit more about character development during that period, but this is a relatively minor quibble. It did drag a bit in spots, but I was generally riveted.
TWWB and No Country for Old Men both have similar styles in that there is a sparseness of dialogue. I think the directors used the landscape to strong effect in both movies and the lead actors did their absolute best physically representing the roles in the absence of dialogue.
I think Daniel Day Lewis' role is the more difficult one - but I could be convinced otherwise. DDL work is more overtly impressive.
He really is a good actor. :-)
