Cast
In 2005 Gilliam had voiced his interest in recasting the role of Don Quixote with Gérard Depardieu. In 2008 Michael Palin reportedly entered talks with Gilliam to step in for Rochefort and play Don Quixote. In November 2009, Terry Gilliam said he had finished re-casting the role, but he refused to disclose the actor's identity. In a December 2009 interview with collider.com, Robert Duvall claimed on-camera to be Gilliam's new choice for Don Quixote, which was confirmed by Gilliam himself a few days afterwards.
For the second leading role of the advertising executive Toby Grisoni, Johnny Depp was at times connected to the project, but it remains unclear if Depp's filming schedule will allow for his participation and if he wants to join the production at all. During a press junket for his film Public Enemies Depp stated:
have talked about it. But to be honest, the thing about Terry… I love Terry, and I'd do anything the guy wants to do. But with Quixote… my dance card is pretty nutty for the next couple of years. So I'd hate to put him in a position—or ask to be in a position—where he'd have to wait for me. That would be wrong. But also, I feel like we went there and tried something, and whatever it was—the elements and all the things that got up underneath us—were there and happened and were documented well in that film Lost in La Mancha. So I don't know if it's right for me to go back there. I don't know if it's right for Terry to, but if he wants to…
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