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April 17, 2008
ITNSource - Video from the recent press conference and photocall in Germany for The Last Station.

April 4, 2008
Variety has official announcement of the cast of The Last Station starring Christopher Plummer, Helen Mirren, James McAvoy and Paul Giamatti. Filming begins April 7 in Germany. There are also publicity pics at Rex; Getty; Isifa; Corbis.

February 27, 2008
Photos from the filming of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus in Vancouver:
Daily Mail; Flynet.

February 18, 2008
This is about a year old, but the Palm Beach Theater Guild has a TV interview with Christopher Plummer in which he discusses efforts to save the Royal Poinciana Theater. The site also has some photos and recent news about the status of the theater.

February 15, 2008
AICN - Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell will take over the role played by Heath Ledger in The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus.

February 9, 2008
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus official site has a new image.

February 7, 2008
Quickstop (scroll) has a new teaser image from The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.

February 6, 2008
Christopher Plummer's interview on BBC Breakfast on Jan. 14, 2008 has just been added to You Tube.

"PARNASSUS is still on."
Doctorparnassus.com - The official site for the film has been launched, though there is not much there yet.
Smart.co.uk/dreams/ - "The producers of The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus have been in touch with Dreams. ... Since Heath Ledger's death, the producers have kept quiet, but now they have told Dreams that shooting of Dr Parnassus will recommence very soon."
Quickstopentertainment.com - "Quick Stop was contacted by a source within the production of Terry Gilliam's upcoming The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and they wanted to clarify the status of the film. ... The source within the production wanted to make certain the word gets out that the production is not in fact shut down but is moving forward and will feature Heath Ledger in his last role."
AICN - The Fate Of Gilliam's DOCTOR PARNASSUS... "This matches word from our own folks, who tell us that PARNASSUS is still "on". Clearly Ledger's death has thrown a whopping wrench into the works, but I'm told that current plans allow for material already shot by Ledger to be retained...and for the remainder of his appearance to be recast."

January 28, 2008
People.com - Show Will Go On for Heath's Last Movie, Says Costar - Christopher Plummer talks about Terry Gilliam's efforts to salvage The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.

AICN discusses rumors about how Terry Gilliam may complete The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, including the possibility that Johnny Depp and other actors could step in for Heath Ledger. This follows a Jan. 25 report by The Sun (a UK sleaze tabloid) quoting an unnamed studio source stating that Depp might step in. These are only rumors which we are mentioning because they are being actively discussed on film sites and messageboards. Many people think the idea is a good one that would allow the film to be completed.

January 25, 2008
Guardian Unlimited, Film Weekly has a 7 min. audio interview with Christopher Plummer for Man in the Chair. Here is the mp3 file (interview at approx. 22:00). Also, on Jan. 14, he appeared on BBC Breakfast for an interview. This aired in the UK. We unfortunately do not have a video.

The Man in the Chair official site has added a downloadable script.

January 23, 2008
Entertainment Weekly - Heath Ledger: His Last Costar Reflects
Christopher Plummer interview

Variety - Fate of Ledger's last films uncertain

Vancouver Sun - Actor's death shuts down Vancouver production

Photos from the Evening Standard Jan. 21, 2008, the day before Heath Ledger died.

January 22, 2008
Terrible news:
Actor Heath Ledger, age 28, was found dead today in NYC, apparently of an accidental overdose. Reps for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus are quoted in news reports saying the production has been put on hold and Ledger had not finished shooting his part. For the latest news reports, see Google News; Dreams messageboard; and IMDB messageboard.

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