Age of The Nerd
A film twenty years in the making finally has a trailer! Terry Gilliam‘s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote has had a slew of misfortune since in production. Scheduling and budget issues, NATO aircraft target practice taking place in the area, flash floods and one of the original lead actors, Jean Rochefort, was injured and suffered a herniated disc halting the filming altogether. An award-winning documentary Lost in La Moncha was made about the problem ridden production.
The original attempt had Johnny Depp as the lead role of Toby but this time around Star Wars actor Adam Driver serves as lead co-starring with Jonathan Pryce. Check out the official trailer below.
[su_youtube_advanced url=”https://youtu.be/PkRo5l8679g”]INSERT VIDEO HERE[/su_youtube_advanced]The Man Who Killed Don Quixote tells the story of a deluded old man who is convinced he is Don Quixote, and who mistakes Toby, an advertising executive, for his trusty squire, Sancho Panza. The pair embark on a bizarre journey, jumping back and forth in time between the 21st and magical 17th century. Gradually, like the infamous knight himself, Toby becomes consumed by the illusory world and unable to determine his dreams from reality. The tale culminates in a phantasmagorical and emotional finale where Toby takes on the mantle of Don Quixote de la Mancha.
The film also stars Olga Kurylenko, Stellan Skarsgård, Jordi Mollà, and Jason Watkins.
