The trailer for Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus has just been released, and it's creating a lot of buzz due to it being Heath Ledger's final film.

You may have heard a bit about it. Heath passed away half way through filming and his friends Jude Law, Colin Farrel and Johnny Depp came on board to help finish the role. They also donated their fees from the film to Matilda Ledger. Awwwww.

In case you don't know the plot, here's the synopsis as posted on IMDB. MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS:

"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a fantastical morality tale, set in the present day. It tells the story of Dr Parnassus and his extraordinary 'Imaginarium', a travelling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom. Blessed with the extraordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others, Dr Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret. Long ago he made a bet with the devil, Mr Nick, in which he won immortality. Many centuries later, on meeting his one true love, Dr Parnassus made another deal with the devil, trading his immortality for youth, on condition that when his first-born reached its 16th birthday he or she would become the property of Mr Nick. Valentina is now rapidly approaching this 'coming of age' milestone and Dr Parnassus is desperate to protect her from her impending fate. Mr Nick arrives to collect but, always keen to make a bet, renegotiates the wager. Now the winner of Valentina will be determined by whoever seduces the first five souls. Enlisting a series of wild, comical and compelling characters in his journey, Dr Parnassus promises his daughter's hand in marriage to the man that helps him win. In this captivating, explosive and wonderfully imaginative race against time, Dr Parnassus must fight to save his daughter in a never-ending landscape of surreal obstacles - and undo the mistakes of his past once and for all..."

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus also stars Tom Waits, Verne Troyer and model Lily Cole.

It opens in Australian cinemas on October 29, 2009. That gives me just over a month to learn to spell the title, without having to copy and paste from IMDB.