AICN EXCLUSIVE! We Know Who’s Paying Tribute To Heath Ledger In DR. PARNASSUS Now!

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Breaking: Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell to Pay Tribute to Heath Ledger in Dr. Parnassus
Published 2/15/2008 by orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) at /Film
... All of the rumors, concerns and speculation regarding how Heath Ledger’s unfortunate passing would be addressed in director Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, in which Ledger had a major role, can now cease. AICN is reporting that three actors will pay tribute by filling in the remainder of Ledger’s performance (to me, this conjures Bob Dylan and I’m Not There), and those actors are… ...

Depp to Step In for Ledger in 'Parnassus', but He Ain't Alone
Published 2/15/2008 at RopeofSilicon: Latest Headlines
Ain't It Cool News is reporting that not only are the rumors true about Johnny Depp stepping in where Heath Ledger left off and finishing up The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus for director Terry Gilliam , but Jude Law and Colin Farrell will also be taking part in what is sure to become more of a tribute film than anything else. AICN's Moriarty has read the script and believes the decision is a solid one, and I personally think it sounds like a much better idea to have more than one actor fill in as rumor has it the storyline lends ...

Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell to Replace Ledger in 'Parnassus?'
Published 2/15/2008 by Erik Davis at Cinematical
... of Dr. Parnassus, we all wondered what would happen to the film. Would Gilliam be forced to dump another project (a la Don Quixote), or would someone step in to save the day. Early rumors suggested (and here's where life always comes full circle) that Johnny Depp (Gilliam's Quixote star) would fill in for Ledger and shoot his remaining scenes. Then there was word Gilliam may create a CGI Ledger to tape up the missing pieces. Now, however, AICN claims they know exactly how it will go down, and that Depp, Jude Law and Colin ...

For Heath
Published 2/15/2008 by JA at my new plaid pants
... AICN has got the names of the three fellas that'll be stepping into Heath Ledger's shoes for Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, and here they be: ...

Terry Gilliam's Heath Ledger Movie Still Sounds Crazy, But Now in a Good Way
Published 2/15/2008 at Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog
... Following intense speculation over what would become of Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, the film Heath Ledger had half-finished before his death last month, Ain't It Cool News is reporting that Ledger's role will be completed not just by Johnny Depp (as ...

Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell to all play Heath Ledger’s last character
Published 2/15/2008 by Celebitchy at Cele|bitchy
... one final tribute to this actor whose career was cut so sadly short. We’ve heard rumors about who might be stepping in, but now we’ve got the names verified. Count on it. JOHNNY DEPP. JUDE LAW. COLIN FARRELL. Nice choices, Gilliam. Can’t wait to see what happens inside the IMAGINARIUM OF DR. PARNASSUS, and I’d love to get a look at the script they’re going to use as they start this next stretch of shooting on the film. [From Ain’t It Cool News] Ain’t It Cool News has a good reputation for getting insider ...

Depp, Law, Farrell Paying Tribute to Ledger in Dr. Parnassus
Published 2/15/2008 at OH NO!!
... a way of paying one final tribute to this actor whose career was cut so sadly short. We’ve heard rumors about who might be stepping in, but now we’ve got the names verified. Count on it. JOHNNY DEPP. JUDE LAW. COLIN FARRELL. Nice choices, Gilliam. Can’t wait to see what happens inside the IMAGINARIUM OF DR. PARNASSUS, and I’d love to get a look at the script they’re going to use as they start this next stretch of shooting on the film." SOURCE. SOURCE.

Dr. Parnassus’s Solution: Ledger Plus Depp, Law, and Farrell?
Published 2/15/2008 by Kirsten Anderson at At The Movies - Film News and Reviews
... Well, now AICN is again reporting a rumor about who those additional actors will be. And the rumored names are Jude Law and Colin Farrell. ...

When One Actor Goes…It Takes Three To Fill The Void.
Published 2/15/2008 by Celebitchy at Best Week Ever
... one final tribute to this actor whose career was cut so sadly short. We’ve heard rumors about who might be stepping in, but now we’ve got the names verified. Count on it. JOHNNY DEPP. JUDE LAW. COLIN FARRELL. Nice choices, Gilliam. Can’t wait to see what happens inside the IMAGINARIUM OF DR. PARNASSUS, and I’d love to get a look at the script they’re going to use as they start this next stretch of shooting on the film. [From Ain’t It Cool News] Ain’t It Cool News has a good reputation for getting ...

Ledger's role to be filled by three stars?
Published 2/15/2008 by Ann Oldenburg at USATODAY.com - Lifeline Live
Interesting idea: Aint It Cool News is reporting that not one, but three actors will take the role vacated by Heath Ledger in Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus . And they are three big stars: Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell. Ledger's character falls through a magic mirror four times during the film allowing Gilliam to re-cast the role. Ledger, who died from an accidental overdose last month, had just completed the London section of filming. Depp, who begins ...

Take this with a grain of salt, but AICN ... [Falling Stars]
Published 2/15/2008 by Molly Friedman at Defamer
... Take this with a grain of salt, but AICN is reporting that Imaginarium Of Dr. Parnassus director Terry Gilliam has cast Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law to film the remaining scenes that Heath Ledger was to have played. If word from Harry Knowles' camp ends up being true, it'll be quite a score for both the project and the ...

Depp, Law and Farrell to Honor Ledger
Published 2/15/2008 by Variety.com * at Thompson On Hollywood
... AICN confirms that Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell will be stepping in to do homages to Heath Ledger in Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus. ...

Depp, Law and Farrell to Honor Ledger
Published 2/15/2008 by Variety.com * at Thompson On Hollywood
... AICN confirms that Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell will be stepping in to do homages to Heath Ledger in Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus. ...

Depp, Farrell, and Law Stepping Into 'Imaginarium'
Published 2/15/2008 at I Watch Stuff - The Best Movie News Ever
... Parnassus. (Also, who's getting his apartment???) AICN claims to have the answer, and it's a surprisingly long list: Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell. According to the site, all three actors will play the character at different points in the film. I wonder if they're doing this pro bono in honor of Ledger. If it's inflating the budget too much, Gilliam should know he could probably get Frank Caliendo to play fat versions of all four of them for a fraction of the cost.

Three Big-Name Actors To Pay Tribute To Heath Ledger In “Dr. Parnassus”?
Published 2/15/2008 by Rick at TunaFlix
... Well, AICN has verified the three actors chosen to share the responsibility - and they’re good ones: Johnny Depp (as ...

It Takes Three to Fill Ledger's Shoes in Dr. Parnassus
Published 2/15/2008 by Kevin Powers at FirstShowing.net
... Following Heath Ledger's shocking and untimely death, all sorts of questions popped up, an important one among them, "What will happen to Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus?" since Ledger was in the midst of filming. No small question, to be sure, since Gilliam's $30 million production is now without a lead. News comes today via AICN that a substitute has been selected. Well… three, in fact. Interestingly, Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell will all play a part in completing ...

Depp, Law and Farrell to Complete Ledger’s last film
Published 2/16/2008 by Hot Momma at Hot Momma Gossip
... Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell will each take turns becoming multiple incarnations of Heath’s character transformed, in the “magical” world of “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus”, according to AintItCoolNews.com. ...

Doing It For Heath
Published 2/17/2008 by Perez Hilton at Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton
Director Terry Gilliam has been faced with the difficult situation of finishing his film, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, which will be Heath Ledger's last movie, without him. And, now, it seems that a solution has been reached that will allow the pic to be completed without its lead star. Ledger's character steps through a mirror three different times and into different worlds. So three different actors will now inhabit his character's body in those segments of the film. Those ...

Replacements [Heath Ledger]
Published 2/17/2008 by Hamilton Nolan at Gawker
... will be replaced by three separate actors—Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell— in his unfinished final role in "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus." [Ain't It Cool News] ...

Three Actors to Fill in for Ledger in Parnassus
Published 2/18/2008 at FilmWad
... by Depp's representatives who said there had been no official talks on that matter. But this weekend, Ain't It Cool got the scoop that indeed Ledger would be replaced, though not by one, but by three actors. Namely: Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell. ...

'Doctor Parnassus' Paid Visit By A Six-Eyed Guardian Angel [Trade Round Up]
Published 2/18/2008 by Seth at Defamer
... · Variety floated the days-old AICN rumors about The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus this morning. Namely, they re-report that Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell have all signed on to play the role in which Heath Ledger was originally cast. Reps for Cate Blanchett, meanwhile, have yet to confirm her involvement, but it's widely assumed she'll also throw her interpretation into the ring, and walk away with the picture. [ ...

Depp, Law and Farrell Continue Ledger’s Work on Dr. Parnassus
Published 2/19/2008 by Michelle Graham at Film School Rejects
... This is the kind of thing that makes you wonder if it really is fate that controls our destiny. Ok, maybe that’s going a bit far, but it certainly is an amazing coincidence that The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, the movie which Heath Ledger died mid-way through filming lends itself to an approach that honours the actor and allows his part to be seen in the final version, without resorting to full blown computer trickery. Ain’t It Cool has confirmed the rumours that have been flying around for the last couple of weeks, that Ledger’s character will be ...