Director Terry Gilliam Rewrites "Don Quixote" Film

January 19, 2009 10:41 a.m. EST

Los Angeles, CA (CNS) - Filmmaker Terry Gilliam is revisiting the film he abandoned 10 years ago. He is currently re-writing the script of the Miguel Cervantes' novel "Don Quixote" with screenwriter Tony Grisoni.

Gilliam attempted to film "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" in 1999. However, the production only got through a week of filming before it closed down due to disasters ranging from the lead actor's injury to flash floods damaging the set. The film was then canceled.

After the legal issues and insurance claims have been resolved, the director finally got hold of the film's screen rights again in 2008.

He told Empire Online, "Tony and I have started rewriting Don Quixote just this last week. [We] finally got the script back. I re-read the greatest script ever written and realize we gotta get rewriting! I wanna knock that one out in the next month or so."

Gilliam recorded his failed attempts at making "Don Quixote" in the documentary film "Lost in La Mancha" in 2002.

"The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" would probably start its production later this year.