Time Bandits TV series

[cclark]

Here's a 2 part video from Abbie Purvis, the granddaughter of one of the original Time Bandits, Jack Purvis.

Part 1: https://twitter.com/AbbieGPurvis/status/...7046006785

Part 2: https://twitter.com/AbbieGPurvis/status/...7823304705

Taika Waititi’s Time Bandits remake criticised for casting choices: 
https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-ra...5brhy.html

[cclark]

Terry Gilliam Walked Off the Set of Taika Waititi’s ‘Time Bandits’  - via World of Reel

[Donald McKinney]

Terry Gilliam Walked Off the Set of Taika Waititi’s ‘Time Bandits’  - via World of Reel

Well, Paramount have since said the story is bollocks and that Gilliam NEVER visited the set in New Zealand. Story updated – Film Stories

[cclark]

Terry Gilliam Walked Off the Set of Taika Waititi’s ‘Time Bandits’  - via World of Reel

Well, Paramount have since said the story is bollocks and that Gilliam NEVER visited the set in New Zealand. Story updated – Film Stories

Interesting. I wonder who was World of Reel's source.

[bruttenholm]

Many weird things in this story. First I doubt that Gilliam would travel all the way to New Zealand for this, second I don't believe that he would plan to stay 2 weeks there.

[cclark]

The spokesperson from Paramount could be just doing damage control, but it's pretty telling that the story wasn't picked up by the regular news outlets.

[Donald McKinney]

Plus, Gilliam is 82, I hardly think he'd be flying all the way to New Zealand at his age, especially after having health problems in the past few years.

[bruttenholm]

Here we go :

UPDATE: A spokesperson for Paramount TV Studios said the story is false, that Terry Gilliam never came to the set of TIME BANDITS.

https://www.filmstories.co.uk/news/terry...s-tv-show/
Mind you, it doesn't mean that Gilliam is happy about the project anyway but I found it strange that he would travel all the way from London to NZ just for this.