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  • McGregor In, Depp Out of Don Quixote Movie (19th May 2010)
    Ewan McGregor has signed on to replace Johnny Depp in director Terry Gilliam’s extremely long-in-the-works Don Quixote movie. Depp was cast over a decade ago as a time-traveling advertising exec, but following a string of mishaps - as seen in the 2002 documentary Lost in La Mancha - and, well, the release of three Pirates of the Caribbean movies, he has been forced to drop out of the recently revived project, and McGregor will take his place. McGregor will star alongside Robert Duvall, who is set to play Quixote. Gilliam had this to say about McGregor: 'There's a lot of colors to Ewan that he's not been showing recently and it's time for him to show them again...
  • Farrell to replace Depp as Quixote? (11th August 2009)
    Director Terry Gilliam lined up Depp in 2000 to star as advertising executive Tony Grisoni in the movie, originally entitled The Man Who Killed Don Quixote A series of disasters delayed production of the oddball epic, prompting the Pirates of the Caribbean actor to bow out Now the 68-year-old film-maker is said to be eyeing Irish actor Farrell as a possible replacement as he finally gears up to begin filming next year (10) A source tells Britain's Daily Express, 'Terry is a fan of Colin and it's felt he's one of the few people capable of filling Johnny's shoes...
  • Depp pulls out of Don Quixote movie (6th August 2009)
    Eccentric director Terry Gilliam lined up Johnny Depp and Jean Rochefort to appear in the film back in 2000, and his attempts to make The Man Who Killed Don Quixote were chronicled by filmmakers Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe in 2002 movie Lost in La Mancha The filming of the oddball epic was set back by scheduling and financial issues and weather-damaged sets, but Gilliam has always been adamant the project will go ahead with Depp on board Rochefort pulled out of the movie after suffering a herniated disc - and now the Pirates of the Caribbean actor has followed suit, due to scheduling conflicts Gilliam, 68, says, 'I can now honestly say that I'm not working with Johnny on Don Quixote...
  • Director Terry Gilliam is Pleased with Heath Ledger Replacements (4th August 2008)
    Director Terry Gilliam is pleased with his controversial decision to use three actors to finish Heath Ledger's final film, as the move has worked perfectly.Ledger was in the middle of filming The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus when he was found dead at his New York apartment in January 2008...
  • Film News: November (26th October 2005)
    The Zorro true story… Harry Potter… Computer Games to Movies… Hollywood Special Effects… Director Terry Gilliam… From Production to Projection… All of these fabulous articles to read it the latest movie newsletter from Cinemas Online. Read all about it! Don't forget, you can catch up with the last month's newsletter here ...