Solving The "Parnassus" Puzzle

Veteran actor Christopher Plummer, (pictured) Heath Ledger's co-star in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus , talks about the possibility that the late actor may be digitally re-created using F/X and CGI so that Ledger's work for the film could be completed.

In an interview for People Magazine Plummer says:

"[Director] Terry [Gilliam] is throwing himself into the job of trying to salvage the picture."

He said the director was trying to work out how to continue on...

"Fortunately, because the film deals with magic, there is a way, perhaps, of turning Heath into other people and then, using stills and I think they call it CGI."

Plummer added: "Terry was a very good friend [of Heath's]. He wants to go on with the movie, and I can very much understand why. Because he wants to dedicate it to Heath, of course."

He described Ledger, who he last saw while filming scenes in London two weeks ago, as "in very high spirits. He was just enjoying himself tremendously. It's a rather fanciful script, and he was wonderful in this role."

The CGI option has been before to complete the work of an actor who died while in production on a film--Brandon Lee in The Crow and Oliver Reed in Gladiator....

I suppose it all depends on how much CGI that would have to be used in this case...If they can get around a few obstacles leaning on the magic angle as well--that would best--considering that reports say that Ledger was only half way through filming his scenes...

The actor said that Ledger was complaining that he was having trouble sleeping and "was taking all these pills to help him."....