Today Terry Gilliam confirmed exclusively to The Man Who Killed Don Quixote Support Site that he spent last week in Spain scouting new locations for the film. Gilliam did not give a specific time frame for filming to begin, but did say that the film’s center of operations will be in Alicante/Valencia.
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EXCLUSIVE! Terry Gilliam Confirms Don Quixote Scouting Trip To Support Site
More Info On The Filming Of Gilliam’s Quixote Surfaces From Spain
Source: Europress Spain
Translation of Original Spanish Article Below:
SEGOVIA, 12 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The actor and director Terry Gilliam, of Monty Python group, plans to resume filming of ‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’ in several Spanish cities like Segovia, Toledo and Valencia.
According to Europa Press reported sources Segovia City Council after a meeting with the director of officials from the Film Office Segovia (SGFO), Gilliam and producer representatives Kanzaman Madrid (The Spain Location Company) met today with the Councilor of Tourism Claudia de Santos, and SGFO team to discuss different aspects of filming to take place in Segovia from September. Also visited one of the locations that will be the Alcázar and its gardens.
The actor and director Terry Vance Gilliam was a member of the Monty Python comedy group. He has directed films like ‘Monty Python And The Holy Grail’ (1975), ‘The beast of the kingdom’ (1977), ‘Brazil’ (1984), ‘The Adventures of Baron Munchausen’ (1989), ‘The fisherman of illusions’ (1991), ‘Twelve Monkeys’ (1995), ‘Grima Brothers’ (2005), ‘The imagination of Dr. Parnassus’ (2009).
It currently has several projects in various stages of development, one of them ‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote!’ Based on the work of Miguel de Cervantes, and already addressed in the documentary “Lost in La Mancha ‘(‘ Lost in La Mancha ‘).
Gilliam takes up the idea after unsuccessful earlier efforts, and its release is planned for 2011. The other cities selected by the producer are Valencia and Toledo.
It is the second time that the producer Kanzaman, which manages the film locations, choose Segovia to that end, the first was in 2006 during the filming of ‘Goya’s Ghosts’.
Film Office Segovia began in January 2008 and since then the increase in filming in the city of Segovia has been dramatic, according to City Hall. They have also been many individuals interested in working as extras, or have offered their homes or establishments as scenes of movies through the website www.segoviafilmoffice.com.
Among the basic functions are the SGFO facilitate relations with the audiovisual production services and facilities of industry in the city, permitting, support service during filming, to facilitate negotiations and proceedings before different The location scouting, promotion and support of activities related to the audiovisual sector and provide useful information.
Terry Gilliam To Film Quixote In Segovia, Valencia & Toledo In Sept.?
Source: Typically Spanish
Terry Gilliam is to restart filming of his version of ‘Don Quixote’ in September. The original shoot of ‘The man who killed Don Quixote’ was beset with problems and abandoned in 2000. It suffered from budgetary problems and the actor playing Don Quixote, Jean Rochefort, suffered a hernia which stopped him getting on a horse.
Now the project has been revived and filming is planned this autumn in Segovia, Valencia and Toledo, with the film expected to be released next year.
The ex member of Monty Python met with the Madrid producers, Kanzaman, and members of the Segovia Film Office on Friday to make plans. A documentary ‘Lost in La Mancha’ will also show the problems that Gilliam has had in making the film.
Terry Gilliam Scouts Don Quixote Locations In Valencia 3/11/10
Source: This Is Valencia
Terry Gilliam is in Valencia today to look for locations for his latest production ‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’. He was accompanied to a Mascletà, the midday firework display of noise that takes place each day in the Plaza Ayuntamiento during Fallas, by members of the Valencia Film Office and was said to be very impressed. The movie, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, about a man who time travels between the present day and 17th century La Manchahas been beset with problems since its conception and has been the subject of a documentary ‘lost in La Mancha.
Terry Gilliam To Begin Filming Quixote In Spain This Autumn?
Source: Yahoo News Spain
According to the Spanish media, Terry Gilliam was in Spain about a month ago where he scouted locations and discussed financing for the film. It is being reported that Gilliam is targeting fall to begin filming The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.
The original article states:
“El mes pasado, el director de “Brasil” estuvo en España, de donde quiere conseguir una parte importante de la financiación del filme, que espera comenzar a rodar el próximo otoño.”.
Which roughly translates to:
“The last month, the director of “Brazil” was in Spain, of where he wants to obtain an important part of the financing of films, which he hopes to begin to roll the next autumn.”