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It was rumoured that Gilliam may direct – or be involved in the production of – the animated band Gorillaz ' movie.

In a September 2006 interview with Uncut, Damon Albarn was reported saying "... we're making a film.

We've got Terry Gilliam involved.

" However, in a more recent interview with Gorillaz-Unofficial, Jamie Hewlett, the co-creator of the band, stated that since the time of the previous interview, Damon's and his own fixation on the film had lessened.

In an August 2008 Observer interview, Gorillaz band members Albarn and Hewlett revealed the nature and title of the project, Journey to the West, a movie adaptation of the opera of the same name based on a 16th-century Chinese adventure story also known as Monkey.

In January 2008, while on set of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Gilliam stated that he was looking forward to the project, " But I'm still waiting to see a script!