5月14日付けの「Screen」誌カンヌ版によれば、
「テリー・ギリアムは『タイドランド』のプロデューサー、ジェレミー・トーマスと彼のレコーデッド・ピクチャー・カンパニーとともに『the Man Who Killed Don Quixote』をよみがえらせようとしている」
とのこと。七年ぶりのことだとも。まじめに契約の結び直しをしようとしているところで、ギリアムは楽天的に考えているそうな。
同社エグゼクティブ・プロデューサーのピーター・ワトソンは
「『タイドランド』で仕事をしてみてギリアムとの仕事にもっとかかわってみたいと思ったんだ。僕らは今『the Man Who…』をマウス・ツウ・マウスで生き返らせようとしているところさ」
と語っている。
HEATH LEDGER, CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER AND TOM WAITS HEADLINE TERRY GILLIAM’S ‘THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS’
Lily Cole, Andrew Garfield and Verne Troyer also star in the modern-day fantasy adventure currently shooting in London
London ,December 12th, 2007 : Academy Award®-nominated writer/director Terry Gilliam (The Brothers Grimm, Twelve Monkeys, Brazil, Time Bandits) is filming THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS on a variety of locations in and around London, it has been announced by Academy Award®-.nominated producer William Vince, producer Amy Gilliam, and Paris-based producer/distributor Samuel Hadida. The modern-day fantasy adventure stars Academy Award® nominee Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight, Brokeback Mountain), Christopher Plummer (Man In The Chair, Inside Man, The Lake House), Tom Waits (Domino, Coffee and Cigarettes), Lily Cole (Marilyn Manson’s Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll, St Trinian’s), Andrew Garfield (Lions for Lambs, Boy A) and Verne Troyer (the Austin Powers trilogy). Principal photography began in London on December 9th and will move to Vancouver in the New Year.
In THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS, Dr. Parnassus’ (Plummer) has the extra-ordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others. With his traveling theatre troupe, Parnassus offers audience members the chance to transcend mundane reality by passing through a magical mirror into a fantastic universe of limitless imagination. However, Parnassus’ magic comes at a price. For centuries he’s been gambling with the devil, Mr. Nick (Waits) who is coming to collect his prize – Parnassus’ precious daughter, Valentina (Cole) on her upcoming 16th birthday. Oblivious to her rapidly approaching fate, Valentina falls for Tony (Ledger), a charming outsider with motives of his own. In order to save his daughter and redeem himself, Parnassus makes one final bet with Mr. Nick which sends Tony, Valentina and the entire theatre troupe on a ride of twists and turns, in and out of London and the Imaginarium’s spectacular landscape.
The film is written by Gilliam and Academy Award® nominee Charles McKeown (The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Brazil) and will be produced by Academy Award® nominee William Vince (Capote, Saved!, Just Friends, Push), Amy Gilliam (Push) and Samuel Hadida (Resident Evil trilogy, Silent Hill, Domino, Good Night and Good Luck, True Romance). Mick Audsley (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Twelve Monkeys, Interview with the Vampire) will serve as editor; Mychael Danna (Surf’s Up, Little Miss Sunshine, Capote) will compose the music and the director of photography will be Nicola Pecorini (The Brothers Grimm, Tideland, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas). Mandate International is handling international sales of the official Canada/UK co-production.