In 2001 director Terry Gilliam set out to make a film The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. Plagued by problems the film collapsed after one week of shooting and the result of that was the devastating documentary Lost In La Mancha.
Well, Gilliam may no longer be tilting at windmills, having teamed with Oscar-winning British producer Jeremy Thomas to finally bring Don Quixote” to the Big Screen.
Screenwriter Tony Grisoni (Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas) has worked with Gilliam to reimagine the legend, and the script revolves around a filmmaker who is charmed into Quixote’s eternal quest for his ladylove, becoming an unwitting Sancho Panza.
The move uniting Gilliam with Thomas and his Recorded Picture Co. banner is the latest twist in a movie making saga almost as epic as Cervantes’ 17th century classic on which it is based.
Thomas, in Cannes, described the project as “irresistible,” while Grisoni added that there is no escaping some pacts. “Nearly 10 years on, I find myself lending a hand to get that crazed, giggling bedlamite back in the saddle. I’m talking about Don Quixote. In spite of God and the devil, he shall ride again,” Grisoni said.
The RPC redeveloped movie is scheduled for a spring 2010 shoot.
Johnny Depp was originally set to star in the film and hopefully still will.
Gilliam’s latest film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, last that film to feature actor Heath Ledger, will have it’s world premier May 22 at Cannes and will hopefully get wide release later this year.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
