The Drag Queen Posse

Terry Gilliam, the brilliant and mercurial director of films such as 12 Monkeys, Tideland, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The Brothers Grimm, Brazil, Time Bandits, and a member of Monty Python (as well as its animator), is crafting Heath Ledger's final performance in: The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus.

As Heath died midway through filming, the director had to decide whether to abandon the project, or redesign it to fit his passing. Utilizing one of the film's plot devices, the dream/fantasy sequences that Ledger would have portrayed, have been undertaken by none other than: Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law.

Dr. Parnassus is played by Christopher Lee.

The plot is summarized thusly:

In the present day, immortal 1,000-year-old Doctor Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) leads a travelling theatre troupe that offers audience members a chance to go beyond reality through a magical mirror in his possession. Members of the troupe include a sleight of hand expert, Anton (Andrew Garfield), and a dwarf, Percy (Verne Troyer), Parnassus had been able to guide the imagination of others through a deal with the Devil (Waits), who now comes to collect on the arrangement, targeting the doctor's daughter (Lily Cole). The troupe, which is joined by a mysterious outsider named Tony (portrayed by Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell), embark through parallel worlds to rescue the girl.

Those sequences that remained to be shot requiring his visage were recreated digitally from a 3D scan of Heath Ledger's face, and samples of his voice.

The feature has been rescheduled to be released this late September/October as his final completed lead role in a film.

Coming from Terry Gilliam, and considering the rest of the talent involved, we're sure it's bound to be fascinating, as well as lovely to watch.