Cannes Responds to ‘Don Quixote’ Lawsuit, Stands by Terry Gilliam and Wants to Premiere His Film

The 2018 Cannes Film Festival is standing by and supporting Terry Gilliam ahead of a court hearing May 7 that will determine weather or not the director’s passion project, “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, will world premiere at the film festival in May.

The festival selected “Don Quixote” as its closing night film and it’s scheduled to world premiere on Saturday, May 19.Paolo Branco, a producer who was attached to “Don Quixote” but left after pre-production disputes, and his company Alfama Films Production are seeking an injunction to prevent Cannes from screening the film, with a statement claiming that its rights to the project “have been confirmed in three separate legal rulings.” Branco alleges that Gilliam cannot debut the film without his permission.Cannes Pierre Lescure and director Thierry Frémaux have issued a statement defending Gilliam.

Both gentlemen say they will “respect the legal decision,” whatever it may be,

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