The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

This week, the great Rebecca Sweeney joins us for a trip into the mind as we discuss 2009's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. An attempted return to form for Terry Gilliam after a rough decade, this film's production would be halted when Heath Ledger died halfway through filming, with Colin Farrell being one of several actors bought in to replace the star. We talk about the film's difficult production, other actors who were in the mix, and the muddled but interesting work that results. Along the way we're gonna look at Gilliam's complicated legacy, the form and fiunction of CGI in the immediate wake of Avatar, and knock out four separate, increasingly contentious Mt. Rushmores. Cole tells his Scott Speedman story. Connor almost watched Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium. Rebecca is a recovering Johnny Depp stan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.