FWV chairman and CEO Rick French and Peter Mayer chief creative officer Josh Mayer have teamed up on the first version of the famous Cervantes novel, Don Quixote, to be produced and shot in the U.S. It has been reincarnated in many forms including as a ballet, opera, graphic novel and TV movie.
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Filming on “The True Don Quixote” began this week in New Orleans with Tim Blake Nelson (O Brother Where Art Thou?) taking the lead and Jacob Batalon (Spider-Man: Homecoming, due out this summer) starring as sidekick Sancho Panza.
Chris Poche (Flakes, Over The Hedge) adapted the novel and has taken a contemporary, comedic interpretation of the tale.
“Don Quixote is big. It’s the most published book in the world, after the Bible, having sold five times as many copies as the first Harry Potter book” Poche said. “At the same time, it’s this hilarious, intimate little buddy comedy about a guy who essentially just goes out and attacks his neighborhood because he goes insane from boredom and propaganda, which feels very timely. And who better than the brilliant Tim Blake Nelson to capture Don Quixote’s combination of despair and joy?”
French is also producing “Not Without Hope,” a true story told by survivor Nick Schuyler about a boating accident in the Gulf of Mexico in 2009 that killed three men, including NFL players Marquis Cooper and Cory Smith. The $25 million drama goes into production later this year.
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