'Don Quixote' to make a comeback?

One of the most famous films never to have actually reached the big screen, 'The Man Who Killed Don Quixote' could yet get made.

May 16 2005

Director Terry Gilliam and producer Jeremy Thomas are trying to revive 'The Man Who Killed Don Quixote'.

Gilliam attempted to film Miguel de Cervantes' classic novel five years ago, but all manner of calamity beset the production and eventually the director was forced to abort.

With two films hitting the screen later in the year however ('The Brothers Grimm' and 'Tideland'), Gilliam feels that the time is right to resurrect the feature.

Peter Watson, of the Recorded Picture Company (who are backing the project), said: 'Having collaborated on 'Tideland' it was such a good experience that we want to be in the Terry Gilliam business. We are now attempting mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on the corpse of Don Quixote.'

Gilliam's previous attempt to make the film spawned 'Lost in La Mancha'; a hugely entertaining if somewhat tragic documentary charting the disasters that plagued the production.