Terry Gilliam Ropes Heath Ledger

Their last effort together, The Brothers Grimm, was a lot of potential that didn’t particularly come together well, but Terry Gilliam has managed to get Heath Ledger to re-team with him on a new project called The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, which sounds so much like The Adventures of Baron Munchausen that it brings about hope that Gilliam can run with this to come out of his minor slump and return to form.

The story, according to Variety:

A modern-day fantasy adventure that centers on Dr. Parnassus (Plummer), who has the gift of guiding the imaginations of others. With his traveling theater troupe, Parnassus offers audience members the chance to transcend reality by passing through a magical mirror.

The fact that the rest of the cast includes Christopher Plummer, Tom Waits and Verne Troyer can only be a great sign of things to come.

C’mon, Gilliam. Be awesome again.