Who Will Be Kissing Heath in Dr. Parnassus???by Phyllis, HH Admin
7 October 2007
Various Sources
The
Dreams Fanzine has confirmed that Terry Gilliam is in pre-production on
The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus and according to
FilmIck and
IMDb, further casting has been announced.
Nineteen year old super-model/new actress
Lily Cole has been "attached" to play the love interest of Heath Ledger's mysterious romantic-lead, Martin. According to FilmIck, Cole is being "shopped around as part of the 'package', with Gilliam, the script, Ledger and Waits".
Whether Cole's attachment merely being used to help attract funding, is unsure. However, back on September 7th, Gilliam is quoted as saying, “this week is the critical week. By the end of the week, I think I'll know whether we have the financing for [Parnassus]”. Since the film is currently "heavily into pre-production", HH assumes that the financing has been secured.
In other casting news, FilmIck also floats a rumor of Hugh Grant's involvement, but the rumor has not been verified.
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Sources:FilmIckDreams: The Terry Gilliam FanzineIMDbLily Cole on the Web:Lily Cole on WikipediaLilly-Cole.orgPorcelain Beauty