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Johnny Depp told SCI FI Wire that director Terry Gilliam still asks him to do the The Man Who Killed Don Quixote again, and Depp added that he'd love to do it, with qualifications. Now that the actor and director are both at the Toronto International Film Festival—promoting different movies—Depp said he expects it will be brought up more than once. Gilliam was at the festival three years ago promoting the documentary about the demise of the film project, Lost in La Mancha, which chronicled the scuttling of the director's dream project in 2000 after a series of bad weather, serious accidents and financial woes. Depp was part of the cast at the time. "Oh, I'd love to" do Don Quixote again, Depp said at a press conference for Tim Burton's Corpse Bride. "If there's anyway to avoid the curse, that would be better. Every time that I see [Gilliam], he threatens this. In fact, I saw him last night. I'd love to do it again. I'd love to do the film if it at all possible. I stress that part: if at all possible. Because it was going to be good. We all felt that. It was really sad. It was like the best of Terry Gilliam." Gilliam didn't fare too well with his modest response to his recent The Brothers Grimm movie, and Tideland—which is premiering at the festival—isn't getting high praise either. "Unfortunately there was that hideous curse on it," Depp said of Quixote. "I hope he can salvage it." He added: "I felt really good about my character. The good news is that if he wants to go back and do that, I already know the character, and so I have less homework to do." |
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Depp Keeps Don Dream Alive While doing the rounds at the Toronto Film Festival, Johnny Depp has expressed hopes of returning to complete Terry Gilliam's The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. As chronicled in the fascinating documentary Lost In La Mancha, the project fell apart during production back in 2000. "I'd love to," says the actor. "Every time I see Terry he threatens to. I'd love to do the film if at all possible - and I stress that if at all possible - because it was going to be good. That was the thing we all felt and was really sad. It was going to be really good." He adds, "The good news is, if he wants to go back and do that, I know the character so I have less to do." And Oompa Loompas will fly... |