The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus (Terry Gilliam, 2009)

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glaswegian tome · #1 Post by **glaswegian tome** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:31 pm

The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus - A preview from Dreams: the Terry Gilliam fanzine

Anyone else excited to see that a new Terry Gilliam film has been funded? I think this sounds very cool - Gilliam hasn't written one of his own ideas into a script since Baron Munchausen. It's good to see he collaborated on this one with Charles McKeown, maybe this film could be good enough to rival Munchausen and Brazil.

I'm excited. A lot.

#2 Post by **domino harvey** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:56 pm

teddyleevin · #3 Post by **teddyleevin** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 11:16 pm

Oh god. This better exist. Charles McKeown better be involved. Any further info?

solaris72 · #4 Post by **solaris72** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 11:32 pm

glaswegian tome wrote:Gilliam hasn't written one of his own ideas into a script since Baron Munchausen.

You mean since Brazil? Last time I checked Munchausen was definitely an adaptation.

Magic Hate Ball · #5 Post by **Magic Hate Ball** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:02 am

solaris72 wrote:
glaswegian tome wrote:Gilliam hasn't written one of his own ideas into a script since Baron Munchausen.
You mean since Brazil? Last time I checked Munchausen was definitely an adaptation.

Baron was based off of a dare for him to adapt the Munchausen stories into film, and that's what came out of it.

You can read the basic plot (or at least up to act four) here, at the wikipedia article. It's very spotty and somewhat uninspired, but I'm willing to bet Gilliam's got more in mind; as it stands, it's like a Gilliam dumping ground.

exte · #6 Post by **exte** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:21 am

Looks great...

malcolm1980 · #7 Post by **malcolm1980** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:34 am

The title alone makes me want to check it out.

glaswegian tome · #8 Post by **glaswegian tome** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:19 am

My mistake about the Munchausen being an adaptation thing - I tend to think of it more as purely Gilliam, since as far as I understood it, Gilliam didn't take anything more from the old stories than the character himself and just kinda riffed on that. Maybe I'm wrong.

Charles McKeown definitely wrote the script for Parnassus with Gilliam. He is certainly involved.

miless · #9 Post by **miless** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:27 am

the "Old Stories" were, of course, Nazi propaganda written by Goebbels... Not that Gilliam's adaptation wasn't brilliant, it was just very far removed from the original.

edit: I remember reading somewhere that this one writer claimed that Munchausen was an invention of the Nazi propaganda machine, and that the backstory was even forged... But, upon further research, that writer is, of course, wrong. I know it's all vague, but up until a few hours ago I had never thought to research it myself. Well, now I know.

GoldenPilgrim · #10 Post by **GoldenPilgrim** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 6:00 am

Tom Waits!

miless · #11 Post by **miless** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 6:18 pm

GoldenPilgrim wrote:Tom Waits!

Finally, another movie with Mr. Waits.

glaswegian tome · #12 Post by **glaswegian tome** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 6:24 pm

yeah, it's about time waits got another role, isn't it?

I don't think he's had a sizable movie role since Short Cuts.

Oedipax · #13 Post by **Oedipax** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:42 pm

glaswegian tome wrote:yeah, it's about time waits got another role, isn't it?

I don't think he's had a sizable movie role since Short Cuts.

But a bewildering cameo in Tony Scott's Domino, a film that, as I look back on it, feels more like something I could've hallucinated in the midst of some illness...

LeeB.Sims · #14 Post by **LeeB.Sims** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:15 pm

Whatever happened to Wristcutters? He had a pretty substantial role in that from what I read, but I never actually heard of it hitting theatersâ€¦

GoldenPilgrim · #15 Post by **GoldenPilgrim** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:15 pm

Doesn't anyone know just how big of a role Mr. Waits will be playing in The Imaginarium... ?

starmanof51 · #16 Post by **starmanof51** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:36 pm

miless wrote:the "Old Stories" were, of course, Nazi propaganda written by Goebbels...

Goebbels had a time machine? And literary talent?

#17 Post by **domino harvey** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:41 pm

LeeB.Sims wrote:Whatever happened to Wristcutters? He had a pretty substantial role in that from what I read, but I never actually heard of it hitting theatersâ€¦

According to the movie's official website, it opens nationally (!) Nov. 2.

David Ehrenstein · Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:42 pm

Von Backy's Munchausen was a lavish Nazi era production, but the stories existed long before Goebbels thought of making a film.

Cold Bishop · #19 Post by **Cold Bishop** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:50 pm

starmanof51 wrote:
miless wrote:the "Old Stories" were, of course, Nazi propaganda written by Goebbels...
Goebbels had a time machine? And literary talent?

If they can clone the Fuhrer's brain, surely anything is possible...

flyonthewall2983 · Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:06 am

domino harvey wrote:

What episode is that from?

#21 Post by **Jeff** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:15 am

flyonthewall2983 wrote:What episode is that from?

"A Fish Called Selma"

The Entertainment Tonight reporter is saying, "In a bold move that has stunned Hollywood insiders, newly-divorced comeback-kid Troy McClure has turned down the supporting lead in McBain IV to direct and star in his own pet project: The Contrabulous Fabtraption of Professor Horatio Hufnagel. Will the gambit pay off? 20th Century Fox is betting... it will."

flyonthewall2983 · Tue Oct 09, 2007 2:39 am

Jeff wrote:
flyonthewall2983 wrote:What episode is that from?
"A Fish Called Selma"

The Entertainment Tonight reporter is saying, "In a bold move that has stunned Hollywood insiders, newly-divorced comeback-kid Troy McClure has turned down the supporting lead in McBain IV to direct and star in his own pet project: The Contrabulous Fabtraption of Professor Horatio Hufnagel. Will the gambit pay off? 20th Century Fox is betting... it will."

Ah, and I just watched that on DVD.

"Why is that Muppet made of leather?"

#23 Post by **Jeff** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:58 pm

It's official. The film has secured financing, and starts shooting next month.

[i][url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3iff716996ae2a7e2130a83bd33ce5f37a]The Hollywood Reporter[/url][/i] wrote:Ledger, Plummer join Gilliam's 'Doctor'
By Stuart Kemp
Nov 1, 2007

Former Monty Python man Terry Gilliam's next project behind the lens, "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," has conjured a cast including Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer and Tom Waits.

The project producing team of William Vince, Amy Gilliam and Paris-based producer and distributor Samuel Hadida said Wednesday that securing Gilliam behind the lens was key for the project billed as a fantasy adventure.

Lily Cole, Andrew Garfield and Verne Troyer will also star in the project scheduled to begin shooting in London in December before moving to Vancouver.

Hadida said: "In a time when so many films follow set formulas, Terry's imagination and visual gifts are priceless."

The movie details the story of Dr. Parnassus (Plummer) who has the gift of guiding the imaginations of others and has been dancing with the devil (Waits), who is about to come and collect on the arrangement.

Said Gilliam: "This fun and humorous story about the consequences of our personal choices in life will resonate worldwide."

Gilliam is collaborating with writing partner Charles McKeown on the script.

"Working with Samuel, Amy and William, I am supported in our shared belief and passion in making this special film, Gilliam said. "Embarking into the world of a modern fantasy adventure I can't think of a better team working together."

Los Angeles based Mandate International is handling sales at AFM.

Arsenal's John Ptak and Dave Valleau from Infinity brokered the deal between Vince, the Gilliams and Hadida.

DrewReiber · #24 Post by **DrewReiber** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:46 pm

Jeff wrote:It's official. The film has secured financing, and starts shooting next month.

Thank you, Dark Knight.

Anyone hear anything new about Michele Soavi and Charles McKeown's Katacomb Klub?

#25 Post by **Jeff** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 9:00 pm

DrewReiber wrote:Thank you, Dark Knight.

huh?

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