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Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote New Details
Back in May we had a little chat about Terry Gilliam‘s upcoming (and let us say – long waited as well) project The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, so you already know that Johnny Depp is no longer on board to star in it.
Just in case you missed this news, the movie will now star Ewan McGregor and Robert Duvall. There have been a lot of changes, but, is that a strange thing when you have windmills involved in the story? Guess not…
Let’s start with The Man Who Killed Don Quixote official synopsis: “From the unique mind of Terry Gilliam comes his most anticipated film. A decade in the unmaking. Don Quixote leaps into life in this bold and high-spirited comedy. Don Quixote. Eternal optimist. Madman. Knight. A noble soul who never lets truth get in the way of a great story. Toby.
Ewan McGregor In The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, that’s some nice title of the upcoming project by director Terry Gilliam. You liked the idea of Johnny Depp in the leading role? Yeah, we liked that too. But that was about… ten years ago?
Yes, 2000 original, aborted version, exactly. And now, we have information that Ewan McGregor will replace him. Next best thing? Well, he could be just the perfect guy for this kind of role, we’ll see…
Terry Gilliam Talks “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote”
Director Terry Gilliam has revealed more details on the development of the new movie “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.”
Gilliam first tried to shoot the movie nearly a decade ago but the production was sidelined by weather and budget woes, as well as an ailing leading man in Jean Rochefort. The setbacks were chronicled in a popular documentary called “Lost in La Mancha.”
Gilliam told Paste:
“There’s a couple others as well, but Quixote is what we’re working on at the moment. Hopefully, that’ll get up and running next year.”
Johnny Depp is back on “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote”
Terry Gilliam had to abandon filming on “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote” after a series of accidents forced insurers to pull the plug.
But Gilliam returns to the film project with Johnny Depp. He is hopeful the project can be recovered, eight years after filming first began.
“As far as we’re concerned, it’s on,” Gilliam told the Independent.
“When Johnny’s ready, we’re ready. We’re just talking about dates to film. Basically it all depends on his schedule but otherwise we’re set. It will be next year some time, before next summer anyway.”
“We’re going to completely re-shoot it,” he told. “The intervening years have taught me that I can actually write a much better film. I’m excited it’s going to get done at last.”
