Despite attempts from a disgruntled former producer to shelve the project, Terry Gilliam confirms the movie will hit theaters in Europe soon.
- September 5, 2018
AceShowbiz - Filmmaker Terry Gilliam is celebrating after learning his labour of love movie "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" is to be released in Europe.
The former Monty Python star has been working on the film for over two decades, and now after a series of on set disasters, cast changes and financial and legal setbacks, the reimagining of Miguel de Cervantes story has scored a release date in Germany and Italy.
"The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May, despite attempts from a disgruntled former producer to shelve the project, but now Gilliam has taken to Twitter to confirm the news his film will hit screens in Europe later this month.
"Buon giorno, Italia... finalmente!! L'UOMO CHE UCCISE DON CHISCOTTE si apre 27 settembre!" he wrote. "For non Italian speakers, I think you can work out what that says. And like Rome, the film wasn't built in a day!"
"Buon giorno, Italia.. finalmente!!
L'UOMO CHE UCCISE DON CHISCOTTE si apre 27 settembre!
For non Italian speakers, I think you can work out what that says.
And like Rome, the film wasn't built in a day!" - @TerryGilliam 3.9.2018 pic.twitter.com/cXa5yUz008
— The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (@quixotemovie) September 3, 2018
The film previously starred the likes of Johnny Depp, John Hurt, and Ewan McGregor, but the finished product will feature Adam Driver, Olga Kurylenko, Jonathan Pryce, and Stellan Skarsgard.
Earlier this year, a French court dismissed a claim from producer Paolo Branco, who sued Gilliam over the rights to the movie, but the director was ordered to honour a 2016 contract he signed with his then-backer.
The defiant filmmaker insisted the legal wrangle would not halt the release of his movie.
"It is about to be released broadly in Holland and Belgium," Gilliam told The Hollywood Reporter in early July, as he screened the film at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic. "I think Cannes changed things. Paolo just went too far... It seems things are floating along nicely, although he did scare a lot of people away at one point."
