After what seems like a lifetime of stalling, director Terry Gilliam has finally found a new star for The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. According to Empire, Scottish actor Ewan McGregor will fill the lead role that was previously occupied by Johnny Depp.
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote is one of the most drawn out non-features to ever be created. A couple of months ago director Terry Gilliam stated that he had found the actor he wanted to portray the part of Quixote in the film, but he planned on keeping his identity a secret. Now, according to Collider its been revealed that the actor in question is Oscar winner, Robert Duvall!
Terry Gilliam‘s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote has been defunct for years, as chronicled in the documentary Lost in La Mancha. The film was the victim of every negative circumstance in the book, with the major one being casting. Over time, Don Quixote has been in limbo waiting for the opportunity to be made. Over at Empire, director Gilliam revealed that he’s found his Don Quixote and the film will go on as planned.
I know this is highly inappropriate but, WHY?!!! According to Empire, actor Johnny Depp is no longer attached to Terry Gilliam’s upcoming film, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. Talk about depressing casting news. Gilliam himself has confirmed that Depp has quit the project, which will officially begin shooting next year.
Terry Gilliam goes back to The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, after his 2000 production failed. Apparrently the second time is a charm!
Gilliam stated in a recent interview to Empire: “Tony and I have started rewriting Don Quixote just this last week. [We] finally got the script back. I re-read the greatest script ever written and realize we gotta get rewriting! I really wanna knock that one out in the next month or so.”
