New Photos Surface For THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE, Which Could Be Banned From Cannes
New photos have surfaced of Terry Gilliam's The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, which may be the best look anyone gets at it for awhile. Take a look at some of the pictures (via Dark Horizons) and get the deets below:
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote was originally going to be the closing night film showed at Cannes, but that's up in the air now due to allegations that Gilliam does not own the rights to the film. Alfama Films Production explained the situation in a released statement (via Screen Daily):
“Alfama Films Production has been granted permission to obtain a writ against the Cannes Film Festival and will ask the president of the Paris District Court to impose a ban on the screening of the film by Terry Gilliam, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, due to the violation of its rights, rights which have been confirmed in three separate legal rulings,”
A hearing regarding whether or not Gilliam will be allowed to screen the film at Cannes will take place May 7. If the ruling goes against Gilliam, it'll be the latest development in his 18-year-struggle to get his telling of this story to theaters. Let's cross our fingers that everything that's supposed to happen will happen...but really that we get to see this film. In case you missed the trailer, you can watch it here.
The film stars Adam Driver (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) in the role of Toby and Jonathan Pryce (Pirates of the Caribbean) in the role of Don Quixote. As a fan of Gillam's film work, I couldn't be more excited about this!
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote tells the story of a deluded old man who is convinced he is Don Quixote, and who mistakes Toby, an advertising executive, for his trusty squire, Sancho Panza. The pair embark on a bizarre journey, jumping back and forth in time between the 21st and magical 17th century. Gradually, like the infamous knight himself, Toby becomes consumed by the illusory world and unable to determine his dreams from reality. The tale culminates in a phantasmagorical and emotional finale where Toby takes on the mantle of Don Quixote de la Mancha.
The movie also stars Stellan Skarsgård (Avengers: Age of Ultron, Good Will Hunting), Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace, Oblivion), Joana Ribeiro (Portugal Não Está à Venda, A Uma Hora Incerta), Óscar Jaenada (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides), Jordi Mollà (Criminal, In the Heart of the Sea), Sergi Lopez (Pan’s Labyrinth) and Rossy de Palma (Julieta, The Flower of my Secret).