Gilliam is a visionary cursed, and nothing sums up his history of bad luck better than his failed attempt to film The Man Who Killed Don Quixote in 2000.
So he decided to shoot a film adapted from the story of Don Quixote in a pretty Spanish village.
But once a dream has blossomed, it’s hard to kill it; with both Gilliam and the film’s co-lead, Johnny Depp, repeatedly attempting to relaunch production.
The updated plot is as follows: “There was a time when Toby was a young film student full of ideals.