Here is a new image from Terry Gilliam’s “The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus” that features Heath Ledger, Lily Cole and Andrew Garfield, courtesy of this ‘Parnassus’ fan blog.
Ledger will of course play Tony, a mysterious outsider who joins the traveling theater troupe of Doctor Parnassus (played by Christopher Plummer); Cole meanwhile plays Valentina, the daughter of Parnassus; while Garfield plays Anton, a sleight-of-hand expert.
Rounding out the cast is Tom Waits, Verne Troyer, Peter Stormare and the trio of Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law who subbed in for Tony after Ledger’s death.
More importantly though, the first real footage from the film was unveiled at the opening of the Cannes Film Festival and is now accessible online. Unfortunately, as no embed or edited clip is available as of yet, the only way of viewing it is via the official video of the opening ceremony. The ‘Parnassus’ scene begins 21 minutes and 27 seconds in and features Ledger’s Tony character charismatically speaking to a small congregation of people with Cole’s Valentina character visible behind.
“Oh late, late for a very important date. Oh god, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard that in my life,” Ledger’s Tony proclaims in the clip. “Listen, can I ask you a question? Do you dream? Or should I say, can you put a price on your dreams?”
“The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus” makes its world debut on May 22 in Cannes.