Author Topic: Terry Gilliam's new film shut down, crew laid off. (Read 3271 times)

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **on:** January 23, 2008, 07:51:25 PM »

from the terrific Twitchfilm.net

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From the sounds of this they were pretty much in the mid point of the work they needed Ledger for which leaves producers in a tough spot: they can either re-cast the part and start again pretty much from scratch, re-doing all of his location shooting which would send production costs skyrocketing, or they can shut down and hope their insurance policies will cover the losses.

http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/snake-bit-gilliams-imaginarium-of-doctor-parnassus-shut-down-in-wake-of-led/

Aw man. This sucks.

Shins · « **Reply #1 on:** January 23, 2008, 07:59:27 PM »

Poor Gilliam.

xnikki118x · « **Reply #2 on:** January 23, 2008, 08:07:14 PM »

Poor crew.

demi · « **Reply #3 on:** January 23, 2008, 08:07:35 PM »

I blame Heath

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #4 on:** January 23, 2008, 08:13:00 PM »

nooooooo

Bloodwake · « **Reply #5 on:** January 23, 2008, 08:18:13 PM »

Damn, that sucks.

Heath Ledger dies, and so does Terry Gilliam's career.

Eduardo24 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 23, 2008, 08:26:34 PM »

How is this the end of the man's carrier? This film started production last december. They are not talking about TDK, btw.

Shins · « **Reply #7 on:** January 23, 2008, 08:28:16 PM »

Quote from: Eduardo24 on January 23, 2008, 08:26:34 PM

How is this the end of the man's carrier?

Gilliam hasn't been able to get the financing for a personal film in years. And now one of his key actors is dead, which, among other things, means reshoots that are impossible on the budget he has.

Who knows if and when he'll have another opportunity?

TVC15 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 23, 2008, 08:30:17 PM »

What a fucking bummer

The movie sounded so Gilliam, too. And his old writing partner was doing it with him (the same writer from brazil and Baron Munchausen)

Himu · « **Reply #9 on:** January 23, 2008, 08:35:42 PM »

dammit heath

Eduardo24 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 23, 2008, 08:43:29 PM »

Yeah...I started reading the wiki on him just now. This guy is like cursed, man wtf $:-\$

Barry Egan · « **Reply #11 on:** January 23, 2008, 08:45:12 PM »

:'( :'( :'(

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #12 on:** January 23, 2008, 08:46:34 PM »

Ichirou · « **Reply #13 on:** January 23, 2008, 08:56:38 PM »

Yet another Gilliam film we'll never see. Truly sad.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #14 on:** January 23, 2008, 08:57:50 PM »

why did I go to Wikipedia the plot sounds awesome ;_;

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #15 on:** January 23, 2008, 10:05:39 PM »

:'(

FancyFeast · « **Reply #16 on:** January 24, 2008, 12:15:39 AM »

Brothers Grimm was awful. He has had a real string of bad luck in the past few years. Real genius though.

chiller · « **Reply #17 on:** January 24, 2008, 12:27:14 AM »

Worst news of the year. Hands down. :'(

Mupepe · « **Reply #18 on:** January 24, 2008, 12:31:09 AM »

fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck WHY

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #19 on:** January 24, 2008, 12:42:57 AM »

Quote from: Mupepe on January 24, 2008, 12:31:09 AM

fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck WHY

I heard someone died

INTUNEevolution · « **Reply #20 on:** January 24, 2008, 12:45:12 AM »

I want to be important enough that my death signifies the shutdown of a masterpiece.

Gay Boy · « **Reply #21 on:** January 24, 2008, 11:15:28 AM »

Quote from: FancyFeast on January 24, 2008, 12:15:39 AM

Brothers Grimm was awful. He has had a real string of bad luck in the past few years. Real genius though.

Brothers Grimm was a work-for-hire film. This movie was to be a real personal movie, with his old Brazil writer he hasnt worked with for 20 years. And it had a damn big budget for Gilliam, all thanks to the lead Heath Ledger, Ledger got the investments. Thats a lot of money Gilliam has wasted now, he'll be hard pressed to get another personal film greenlit now....

Though Johnny Depp has said he is still very willing to do Don Quixote with Gilliam if Gilliam ever gets it going again and Depp is a big star....

Shins · « **Reply #22 on:** January 26, 2008, 01:12:58 PM »

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news08/080125g.php

Looks like there may still be some hope.

TVC15 · « **Reply #23 on:** January 26, 2008, 04:12:15 PM »

Johnny Depp + Gilliam would be gold. It could work. They could probably even use a significant amount of the already shot footage as long as their rewrites are tight enough.

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I would prefer Don Quixote

I doubt we will ever see that one

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treythemovie · « **Reply #24 on:** January 26, 2008, 07:52:40 PM »

Quote from: Shins on January 26, 2008, 01:12:58 PM

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news08/080125g.php

Looks like there may still be some hope.

Their source is the the SUN :/

A facebook group is more legitament than that tabloid

EvilBoris · « **Reply #25 on:** January 26, 2008, 11:52:37 PM »

Yeah, I happened upon this rumour maybe two days ago. It's a neat idea, but its going to be tough come its inevitable denial.

EvilBoris · « **Reply #26 on:** February 06, 2008, 07:30:43 AM »

Perhaps you've all come to this conclusion already but here is something a little more firm this project will be going ahead. Don't mean to turn this thread into tidbit central.... Just a resolution. People have bumped threads for weaker purposes

http://www.doctorparnassus.com/

Tauntaun · « **Reply #27 on:** February 06, 2008, 12:54:35 PM »

We could get the script and do it EB style. FoC could direct (unless we've got other film students here) and we could do auditions via youtube.

bluemax · « **Reply #28 on:** February 06, 2008, 04:11:47 PM »

Quote from: Tauntaun on February 06, 2008, 12:54:35 PM

We could get the script and do it EB style. FoC could direct (unless we've got other film students here) and we could do auditions via youtube.

Whiteman probably knows more about Gilliam style and film in general than FoC.

Tauntaun · « **Reply #29 on:** February 06, 2008, 04:28:23 PM »

Quote from: bluemax on February 06, 2008, 04:11:47 PM

Quote from: Tauntaun on February 06, 2008, 12:54:35 PM
We could get the script and do it EB style. FoC could direct (unless we've got other film students here) and we could do auditions via youtube.

Whiteman probably knows more about Gilliam style and film in general than FoC.

Done and done, TVC director. LET'S ROLL nicca! TVC who's your casting director? We need parts of the script to audition to.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #30 on:** February 06, 2008, 04:30:48 PM »

I'm the casting director.

T234 · « **Reply #31 on:** February 06, 2008, 04:32:27 PM »

I'm the psychotic asshole.

Barry Egan · « **Reply #32 on:** February 06, 2008, 04:56:59 PM »

I'm the studio executive.

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Get that Transformers kid everyone's been talking about or we shut down production lol

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Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #33 on:** February 06, 2008, 05:23:42 PM »

i'm the best boy AND the key grip

if you know what i mean

and i think you do

...

Tauntaun · « **Reply #34 on:** February 06, 2008, 05:41:38 PM »

Quote from: Professor Prole on February 06, 2008, 05:23:42 PM

i'm the best boy AND the key grip

if you know what i mean

and i think you do

...

I think you and I need a...PRIVATE audition.

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Author Topic: Terry Gilliam's new film shut down, crew laid off. (Read 3271 times)