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Terry Gilliam Re-Starts THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE!!!
Beaks here...
Dear God,
Please let Terry Gilliam finish his movie this time. I'm serious. Leave the man alone. This isn't funny anymore.
Below is the official press release trumpeting Gilliam's return to the project that gave us the wonderful (if very hard to watch) documentary, LOST IN LA MANCHA. Gilliam is evidently trying to convince Johnny Depp to give the film another go as well. Reading the below plot summary, it sounds like Depp's character has gone from being a time-traveling ad exec to a filmmaker.
Currently, Gilliam is aiming for a Spring 2010 start date. Good luck, sir.
GILLIAM BACK IN THE SADDLE WITH “DON QUIXOTE”
Director Terry Gilliam is set to bring his long-held dream of The Man Who Killed Don Quixote to the screen, producer Jeremy Thomas announced today.
Gilliam, former Monty Python star and maverick director of Brazil, Twelve Monkeys and The Fisher King, has teamed with Thomas to bring his iconoclastic vision of Don Quixote to life. Screenwriter Tony Grisoni (Red Riding Trilogy, In This World, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) has worked with Gilliam to re-imagine the legendary adventures of the idealistic Spanish knight. The new film will revolve around a filmmaker who is charmed into Don Quixote’s eternal quest for his ladylove, becoming an unwitting Sancho Panza.
This is the latest twist in one of the most remarkable stories in cinema history. The filming has been a saga as epic as Cervantes’ 17th-Century classic on which it is based. Nine years ago, the original shoot suffered a series of setbacks captured in the documentary Lost In La Mancha, which became a hit in its own right.
Terry Gilliam averred: “DON QUIXOTE RIDES AGAIN.”
Jeremy Thomas said: “I’m delighted to be working with friends again on this irresistible project.”
Tony Grisoni added: “There's no escaping some pacts. Nearly ten 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!”
RPC’s CEO Peter Watson was in charge of the complicated task of reassembling the rights. “I’m thrilled we now have the ability to put this film into production.’
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote has been re-developed by Thomas’ Recorded Picture Company, and is scheduled for a Spring 2010 shoot.
Gilliam’s latest film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus premieres in Cannes on Friday 22nd.
Recorded Picture Company’s previous films include nine-time Academy Award winner The Last Emperor, Sexy Beast, Crash, Young Adam and The Dreamers. Recent films include the upcoming Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly-starrer Creation, written by John Collee and directed by Jon Amiel.
HanWay Films is handling international sales. Upcoming titles include Scott Hicks’ The Boys Are Back starring Clive Owen, Gurinder Chadha’s comedy It’s A Wonderful Afterlife, Sam Taylor Wood’s Nowhere Boy about John Lennon’s teenage years, feelgood comedy We Want Sex starring Sally Hawkins, and thriller Harry Brown starring Michael Caine.
Director Terry Gilliam is set to bring his long-held dream of The Man Who Killed Don Quixote to the screen, producer Jeremy Thomas announced today.
Gilliam, former Monty Python star and maverick director of Brazil, Twelve Monkeys and The Fisher King, has teamed with Thomas to bring his iconoclastic vision of Don Quixote to life. Screenwriter Tony Grisoni (Red Riding Trilogy, In This World, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) has worked with Gilliam to re-imagine the legendary adventures of the idealistic Spanish knight. The new film will revolve around a filmmaker who is charmed into Don Quixote’s eternal quest for his ladylove, becoming an unwitting Sancho Panza.
This is the latest twist in one of the most remarkable stories in cinema history. The filming has been a saga as epic as Cervantes’ 17th-Century classic on which it is based. Nine years ago, the original shoot suffered a series of setbacks captured in the documentary Lost In La Mancha, which became a hit in its own right.
Terry Gilliam averred: “DON QUIXOTE RIDES AGAIN.”
Jeremy Thomas said: “I’m delighted to be working with friends again on this irresistible project.”
Tony Grisoni added: “There's no escaping some pacts. Nearly ten 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!”
RPC’s CEO Peter Watson was in charge of the complicated task of reassembling the rights. “I’m thrilled we now have the ability to put this film into production.’
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote has been re-developed by Thomas’ Recorded Picture Company, and is scheduled for a Spring 2010 shoot.
Gilliam’s latest film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus premieres in Cannes on Friday 22nd.
Recorded Picture Company’s previous films include nine-time Academy Award winner The Last Emperor, Sexy Beast, Crash, Young Adam and The Dreamers. Recent films include the upcoming Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly-starrer Creation, written by John Collee and directed by Jon Amiel.
HanWay Films is handling international sales. Upcoming titles include Scott Hicks’ The Boys Are Back starring Clive Owen, Gurinder Chadha’s comedy It’s A Wonderful Afterlife, Sam Taylor Wood’s Nowhere Boy about John Lennon’s teenage years, feelgood comedy We Want Sex starring Sally Hawkins, and thriller Harry Brown starring Michael Caine.
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on last in la mancha, there was just a few seconds of footage and it already was just plain awesome!!!!
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...we'll at least get a hell of a sequel to LOST IN LA MANCHA.
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...LOST IN LA MANCHA.
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Gulp.
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...god will kill you...strike you right down like Ledger for meddling in HIS will.
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....oh dear oh dear oh dear...Gilliam should pay someone to follow him around with a lightning rod. But please, let this one happen.
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I always wanted to see Gilliam's vision of this story. Lost In La Mancha was fascinating...
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Never thought this would happen. I really hope they pull it off. What an awesome story that would be.
It will be tough to be critical of anything they produce, given the history of the project. I'm worried that the actual film will be eclipsed in that context. -
Let's do this.
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What have you got against one (okay...two) of the high points of my weekend?
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The project that couldn't die! Hope he finishes it this time.
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Best of luck, Gilliam.
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look good.Johnny depp-you sire, ar a "true" actor-and bravo for not becoming a sellout movie-star! Maybe the 100 million buck you got from pirates, helped(which you deserve)..but make this! and make it good(help gilliam get a decet budget)!!
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crappy cash cows.
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I hope he can do it.
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I hope he brings back the same jiggly titied guys to play the giants... especially unibrow.
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..."...just look at this big 'fella! 'es not angry yet!, but if I try to make THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE again and stick my finger up his bum I bet 'el be FUURIOUS!!! CRIKEY!!!...he ate me leg!! Gilliam is just taunting fate at this point...my kind of guy.
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Nobody dare to utter that question and he might just get through this,
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May 14, 2009 2:56:36 PM CDT
The trailer for The Road is finally up at Yahoo Movies
by swivile bobble fizz fizz
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Tony Grisoni should never work again after working on that abomination.
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...that guy posted a Wolverine review but it wasn't really a review but he was all mad and stuff and tried to get other people mad and stuff but he didn't even see the movie? That was funny.
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Or a typhoon will kill the whole cast and crew?
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No, it's more like if Rihanna went back to Chris. Wait, what?
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Nice.
http://movies.yahoo.com /premieres/13468916/ standardformat/
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Now here's something to really look forward to. Please god, if you read this, let Terry have it his way this time around. I want to see this movie. Nothing else matters. And Avatar can kiss my hairy little butt.
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Anyone who has seen the making of documentary knows he will be there doing it in a flash. That is not something to worry about at all. Let's hope they just get the fucker made this time!
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PLEASE!!!!
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is it still a reboot?
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It's on Yahoo.
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May 14, 2009 4:25:50 PM CDT
"Just like Star Trek, we're rebooting Lost In La Mancha"
by guy who got a headache and accidentally
- some douchebag executive
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...Scorsese is going to make a biopic about Ol' Blue Eyes, Frank Sinatra. Was just watching CNBC and one of the anchors spoke about it. Come on AICN guys! You're being by a financial/stock ticker news channel!
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The line should read, 'You're being *scooped* by a financial/stock ticker news channel.'
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*crosses fingers* oh man i hope this is legit.
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So does this mean no Johnny for The Sons of El Topo?
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Can't wait to see The Imaginarium.
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If he can still ride :)
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and of course you guys have it last.
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One of the best directors of our time adapting one of the best novels of our time.
Lets hope this happens.
This is art / a potential masterpiece, not a reboot of the Thundercats franchise or something pointless like that.
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without any divine intervention.
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For fuck's sake AICN. Post it up already. It's easily going to be the best movie this year (besides Avatar of course).
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just like the article in esquire said- he tagged on environmental and riot footage that is not in the movie, and wraps it all up with explosions and a rising 'action flick' ending. dumb ass motherfucking billionaire asshole. he actually described the road as a 'zombie action flick'.
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and that's all that matters. John Hillcoat + Viggo Mortensen + adaptation of Cormac McCarthy + score by Nick Cave = bleak awesomeness
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Part 3 wimped out a little (Grisoni's admitted in interviews he wanted an upbeat / hopeful ending). That said, the three films are an achievement, and are honest attempts at adapting David Peace's cycle of books.
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They had the Scorsese/Sinatra article up last night. Not their fault you didn't see it.
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ricardoflynn, YES Christopher Lee for Don Quixote would be GENIUS!
Johnny Depp - this fucker should be a sellout, should be a lazy multi-millionaire, should be a hollywood partyboy... but he aint - and fucking good for him. Top man. Hope he comes back to this project.
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Apparently Gilliam really wants Michael Palin to un-retire and play Quioxte. It would be perfect casting, no one plays delusional/ineffectual better than him.
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Both Lee or Palin (Michael, not Sarah) would be genius. Actually, Sarah's so demented she could appear in a Terry Gilliam film, and to her it would make perfect sense.
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Here's hoping it all comes together this time.
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This is great for Gilliam, but the film not happening, and a documentary existing commenting on all of it, just works so well with Gilliam's character of just having incredibly bad luck.
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didn't "Lost in La Mancha" give away way too many spoilers for this? Or are they starting from scratch?
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like, really really deserves it.
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First Beaks article EVER that didn't make me vomit. Can't wait for Parnassus, can't wait for this!
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Seriously, the guy hasn't made a good film in 15 years or so. Fear and Loathing, Brother's Grimm, Tideland... 'nuff said.
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Fear and Loathing is awesome. Brother's Grimm was ruined by the Weinsteins. Tideland is hard to watch, but there's no movie in the world like it, and for that accomplishment alone it deserves to be a prominent part of Gilliams work. No filmmaker is able to take you to the same kind of places Gilliam manages to. He's a true hero of cinema and i salute him! POWER TO THE PEOPLE!
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is his middle name. I hope it works out for him.
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May 14, 2009 8:46:17 PM CDT
because Terry has made one of the TOP 10 movies of all time
by future help
Brazil
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Or Michael Palin.
Also, Gilliam has made more than enough good films to get an automatic look from most of us. Even his failures are interesting.
Compare that to most filmmakers, who even if a film turns out exactly as they intended, usually fail to make a film as interesting as Gilliam. For my tastes, anyway. -
I've wanted Gilliams Quixote since before Lost in La Mancha even came out. It's about fucking time (knock on wood)
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...I'll be OK with this.
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We'll get another decent documentary out of the effort.
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I promise to actually read at least the first few posts of the Talkback.
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All Gilliam has to do this time is direct the "un-making of" his movie himself, and there is a 50 percent chance God smites his unmaking of Don Quixote instead, thus making Don Quixote. Hey, 50/50 is better than certain doom.
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All the best…
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Principal photography will be on location in the arctic circle where they have scouted some 'steals' in locations for shooting and found some studio space inside giant melting igloos where due to the parabolic shape the tiniest noise echoes into a deafening roar, right next to a missile testing site that they have been assured only operates twice a month. The crew will be comprised of untrained eskimos who will work for whale meat which will cut down on costs tremendously. The old geezer they get to play Don Quixote will have oxygen tanks, a game of checkers going, and free pampers as perks so he won't leave during shooting to visit his doctor. Also, he will need full body tats ala memento to remember his lines due to his debilitating case of alzheimer's. Funding for the movie will be collected weekly from lottery ticket proceeds and earnings from investments buying up sub-prime loan debt.
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If this happens then consider me impressed.
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you'll need it u fruit loop
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cervantes is turning in his grave. but of course, no one here cares because gilliam is a visionary genius who far surpasses the likes of cervantes, right? wrong. gilliam has made some wonderful films, but this doesn't look to me like one of them. keep your hands off the masters, dude! remember the brothers grimm?
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But what are the chances of the final film being any good? I never liked the time-travel angle. Just give us a faithful Don Quixote movie.
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and so was Tideland
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Is this actually going to get made this time? Or are you just fooling around? But if it is true will Marilyn Manson still be involved?
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May 15, 2009 9:33:39 AM CDT
go do your movie terry... meanwhile we hold god in chess
by adzonvonmelk
terry terry terry.... we really wish, you would make this movie... even if the wrath of god will all destroy us. here are some advices, that you allready know, just to write them down: 1. don´t give a shit about hard rain or bad weather
2. never compromise! never. not to any fuckin studio- or production-manager, nor to heaven or hell
3. stay alive, and every single partizipant on that long anticipated project.4.
forgive me my bad english...
terry... may the force be with you, germany is. -
TIDELAND was a GREAT movie, it was BRAVE to make it and it tells you more about YOURSELF, than most of the shit, that is produced today.
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...and he should still be driving the luggage truck from the airport scene in "A Fish Called Wanda". REVENGE-AH!
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I remember when i was a child and i used to watch and had dreams about his movies... this guy is the true storyteller. If i ever have any children, his movies like Munchausen, Brazil and Bandits will be among the first that i'll show to them... Thank you for sharing with us your fantasy world!!!
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I heard it is moving forward. Depp as the heavy and Adrian Brody as a character called "Caine"... one can only hope this is the case.
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So you hope this movie will not turn out to be imaginative, though provocking, dumb bashing, intellectually honest, respectful to the audience's inelligence, very well made and with a filmmaker at the top of his game? Well, there's always JJ-Trek for you.
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I'd rather watch that then the whole of the blockbusters released this year combined.
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but this is good news for terry, i hope all will end well!!!!
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great news
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I'd like to see somebody try that!
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