Financing has collapsed for Terry Gilliam's "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote," the director said at the Deauville American Film Festival.
"I shouldn't be here," Gilliam said, according to Variety. "The plan was to be shooting 'Quixote' right now."
He said he's seeking more financing and still wants to push on with the project that he's been famously pursuing for years, with Robert Duval as Quixote and Ewan McGregor in a supporting role.
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