‘Monty Python’ star Terry Jones has revealed that BBC executives had almost killed off the television comedy sketch over fears that it would not bring in any money. Jones, 68, who devised the show along with John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Graham Chapman and Terry Gilliam, said bosses at the corporation were not very [...]
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Ewan McGregor replaces Johnny Depp in Don Quixote film
May 19th, 2010 |
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Ewan McGregor has replaced Johnny Depp in Terry Gilliam’s eccentric movie about Spanish literary hero Don Quixote.
The film was titled ‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’ a decade ago and Gilliam casted Depp as time travelling advertising executive Tony Grisoni.
The Pirates of the Caribbean star, however, has been forced to quit because of scheduling conflicts.
Gilliam [...]
15 Celebs That Support Roman Polanski
October 26th, 2009 |
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A list of almost 200 celebs is circulating now, including writers, directors, actors, all petitioning for Polanski’s release and rallying against his extradition to the US.
Heath Ledgers last work! Official Trailer!
October 8th, 2009 |
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Here is the trailer for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, the film Heath Ledger was in the process of making before he died. The film was written and directed by Terry Gilliam (who brought us Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) and is best described as a magical journey into the imaginations good side, and [...]
Director Gilliam relieved he was rejected by ‘Harry Potter’ producers
September 8th, 2009 |
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Terry Gilliam is relieved that he failed to become the director of the first ‘Harry Potter’ movie, for he would hate to work in a film “factoryâ€.
He was author J. K. Rowling’s first choice to direct ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’’s Stone’ in 2000.
However, Warner Bros. studios snubbed him, and decided to go with [...]