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News on Terry Gilliam's 'Don Quixote' (like for real this time), Depp as Sinatra, and 'Public Enemies' clips
Come Back Shane! — Is today Johnny Depp day or something? According to Variety, Terry Gilliam will resurrect The Man who Killed Don Quixote, almost ten years after his first try failed. You'll remember that the film was plagued with everything from monstrously bad weather (a flash flood on day two of shooting) to lead actor, Jean Rochefort's back injury. But, despite the hell it's been trying to bring Don Quixote to the big screen, it looks like Gilliam really will be able to get the film off the ground again. Gilliam will now work with producer Jeremy Thomas, and screenwriter Tony ...

Gilliam Revives 'The Man Who Killed Don Quixote'
Get The Big Picture — ... . "I'm not so much a filmmaker as someone who gets possessed by an idea and it doesn't leave me until I make the film," Gilliam told Variety. "I commit myself to it so fully." ...

GILLIAM'S A GLUTTON FOR PUNISHMENT
Reel Talk — ... Terry Gilliam's stubborn streak is impressive. Seems the director is going to return to La Mancha and revive his famously snakebitten movie "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote." Nearly a decade ago, that production was finally put out of its own misery after suffering everything from actor injuries to devastating weather that wrecked the sets. Now, Variety reports Gilliam has re-written the script, secured funding and is ready to go. For that he deserves a lot of credit. ...

TERRY GILLIAM VS. A WINDMILL: THE REMATCH
Filmdrunk — Almost 10 years ago, Terry Gilliam tried to make The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, a cursed production that eventually shut down after delays caused by freak weather and the lead actor’s back problems. The only good thing to come out of it was Lost in La Mancha, a documentary about the experience.  But now Gilliam is set to try again.  Oh hey, did I mention his lead actor (Heath Ledger) overdosed on pills halfway through the filming of his last movie? Gilliam is teaming up with Brit producer Jeremy Thomas to bring his long-cherished project to the bigscreen. Gilliam and screenwriter Tony ...