Press Release – Imaginarium Quotes
JOHNNY DEPP and JUDE LAW EXPLAIN WORKING ON TERRY GILLIAM’S “THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS”
SONY PICTURES CLASSICS RELEASED THE FILM IN NY/LA ON DECEMBER25th
EXPANDING ON JANUARY 8th
Johnny Depp and Jude Law have released the following statements regarding their involvement with Terry Gilliam’s latest film, THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS.
JOHNNY DEPP
“Maestro Gilliam has made a sublime film. Wonderfully enchanting and beautiful, ‘The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus’ is a uniquely ingenious, captivating creation; by turns wild, thrilling and hilarious in all its crazed, dilapidated majesty. Pure Gilliam magic!!!
It was an honor to represent Heath. He was the only player out there breathing heavy down the back of every established actors neck with a thundering and ungovernable talent that came up on you quick, hissing rather mischievously with that cheeky grin, “hey… get on out of my way boys, i’m coming through…” and does he ever!!! Heath is a marvel, Christopher Plummer beyond anything he’s ever done, Waits as the Devil is a God, Lily Cole and Andrew Garfield, the very foundation, are spectacular, Verne Troyer simply kicks ass and as for my other cohorts, Colin Farrell and Jude Law, they most certainly did Master Ledger very proud, I salute them.
Though the circumstances of my involvement are extremely heart-rending and unbelievably sad, I feel privileged to have been asked aboard to stand in on behalf of dear Heath.”
JUDE LAW
“I have always loved Terry Gilliam’s films. Their heart, their soul, their mind, always inventive, touching, funny and relevant. When I got the call, it was a double tug. I liked Heath very much as a man and admired him as an actor. To help finish his final piece of work was a tribute I felt compelled to make. To help Terry finish his film was an honour paid to a man I adore. I had a great time on the job. Though we were all there in remembrance, Heath’s heart pushed us with great lightness to the finish.”
Kind of strange that Farrell’s statement wasn’t included in this release:
“It’s not hard for me to imagine that if I ever look back on the films I’ve been a part of, and the stories I’ve had a hand in telling, one will stand out as so unique an experience, as to be incomparable. This experience was the shooting of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. The reasons for its uniqueness, sadly, are probably obvious to anyone who reads this.
Three of us had been asked to complete a task that had been set in motion by a man we greatly liked and respected as both a person and an artist. Being part of this film was never about filling Heath
In other words: The movie’s not doing well so far, let us re-emphasize that Heath Ledger is in it.
sadly, i thought heath was the weak link of this film, he’s rather miscast; ferrell is the most effective in the role
My god, could Johnny Depp sound any more like the corporate shill he’s become? That first paragraph sounds like a series of present-day Peter Travers pull quotes.
First Colin Farrell gets ignored in the Crazy Heart trailer, and now this. Fuck the marketers.
THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS actually opened well in United States.
http://www.indiewire.com/article/x-mas_box_office_parnassus_big_debut_as_nine_stumbles_in_wide_release
This film bombs in Canada, but it doesn’t matter; Sony has nothing to do with this film’s Canada release. (E1 is releasing this film in Canada.)
In fairness, Laz, Farrell ASKED to be de-emphasized and uncredited in CRAZY HEART, so that people would focus in Jeff Bridges’ performance.
Maybe he’s doing the same here.
We’re going to be talking about Farrell’s films a lot longer than, say, Johnny Depp’s as the years go on. Talk about an underrated filmography.
Was released wide down here and in NZ (I think) and did well for itself. Marketed more as a family film due to its PG rating.