And on the next day, he rose again.
The Monty Python member and director of Brazil and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas leapt into the news in the weirdest way after Variety posted a tweet and story claiming he had died at age XXX.
Gilliam, ever the team player, jumped in and did his part.Perhaps someone at Variety is a big Monty Python fan and was subtly referencing this sketch?
The obituary's author, Dave McNary, perhaps?
In any event, Gilliam is set to release a memoir next month, Gilliamesque, and has been urging fans not to believe Variety's retraction. Who could ask for better publicity than a fake death?H/T The Guardian | Photo via colink./Flickr (CC BY SA 2.0)