Gilliam and Depp Try 'Quixote' Again!?!

[WyldeMan45]

Wow, after such a disaster the first time around I can't believe they are giving it another try, but hey gotta give 'em credit for being so persistent.

Terry Gilliam is getting lost in La Mancha all over again. The director is reviving his passion project "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" nearly a decade after his first attempt was derailed.

Gilliam's first stab at adapting Miguel de Cervantes' classic 17th century romantic tale was blighted by everything from freakish bad weather, which destroyed the sets, to lead actor Jean Rochefort's chronic back problems.

That experience was memorably captured in Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe's 2002 doc "Lost in La Mancha."

Now Gilliam is teaming up with Brit producer Jeremy Thomas to bring his long-cherished project to the bigscreen. Thomas' Recorded Picture Co. will produce after successfully obtaining the rights following lengthy negotiations. Hanway Films will handle international sales.

Gilliam and screenwriter Tony Grisoni, who also wrote the first version, have rewritten and updated the script. The new film will revolve around a filmmaker who is charmed into joining Don Quixote's eternal quest for his ladylove, becoming an unwitting Sancho Panza.

"I'm not so much a filmmaker as someone who gets possessed by an idea and it doesn't leave me until I make the film," Gilliam told Variety. "I commit myself to it so fully."

Gilliam is also in talks with Johnny Depp, who had been set to star in the first ill-fated attempt as a modern-day ad exec who travels back in time and is mistaken for Sancho Panza by Don Quixote. Scheduling concerns are seen as the biggest obstacle to Depp's participation this time.

Depp also stars in Gilliam's "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," which preems in Cannes May 22. Depp, along with Colin Farrell and Jude Law, stepped in to save Gilliam's fantasy pic after lead actor Heath Ledger's death during pic's production.

Gilliam is hoping to start shooting "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" next spring. The main role of Don Quixote has yet to be cast.

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[broganreynik]

Although I've only seen one film of the two together, I think Terry Gilliam/Johnny Depp is a better combo than Tim Burton/Johnny Depp, so I'll definitely see this if Depp is cast in the lead role.

[WyldeMan45]

Originally Posted by broganreynik

Although I've only seen one film of the two together, I think Terry Gilliam/Johnny Depp is a better combo than Tim Burton/Johnny Depp, so I'll definitely see this if Depp is cast in the lead role.

Yeah, it would just be nice to see Johnny do something non-Burton which is another reason I am very stoked for Enemies!

[Quad]

If you want to see why Gilliam's first attempt failed check out this documentary

Lost in La Mancha

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0308514/

It was pretty much Murphy's Law from start to finish. I hope they have better
luck this time, I doubt they could have any worse.

[WyldeMan45]

Originally Posted by Quad

If you want to see why Gilliam's first attempt failed check out this documentary

Lost in La Mancha

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0308514/

It was pretty much Murphy's Law from start to finish. I hope they have better
luck this time, I doubt they could have any worse.

Haha yeah that's why I called it a disaster, I watched this several years ago and there was really no hope.......

[Q?]

http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/08/06/...tion-and-more/
It ain't happening with Depp... Too bad!
But there's is quote from Terry that I'm confused about:
"I can now honestly say that I’m not working with Johnny on Don Quixote. He’s booked himself up on a lot of other films. I wanted to shoot Don Quixote next spring. He said he’s not available and we have both agreed that I’m going to die soon, so it would be nice to get this film under my belt."

WTF? what is that supposed to mean? is he really dying or is it some kind of slang or an expression I don't get, keep in mind I'm from Greenland