10-28-2014, 07:42 AM
Someone like Bryan Cranston seemed always out of the equation. When the project got revived this year, Gilliam said that Johnny Depp was "too old" for the part, so that was going to be someone under 40 anyway. And John Hurt talked about a "young man" for his co-star :
So it seems to me that a strong contrast between the age of Quixote and the age of Toby was planned from the start.
That being said, I don't know if Toby could technically be that young or if it goes against the screenplay.
P.S : Benedict Cumberbatch is now linked to the part of Dr Strange so 1)it shows that he had a space in his schedule for a shoot next spring, 2)if he was in the mix for Toby's role, Dr Strange could be the other project "that was not likely to happen has now possibly come to existence". 3)it means that he'd prefer to work with Scott Derrickson than with Gilliam so that may be a proof that he was not in the mix for Toby
Quote:HURT: All things being equal, I hope I’ll be working with Terry Gilliam next year on THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE, the one he’s been trying to make for eons.
FANG: So that’s finally getting up and running?
HURT: I hope so. I’m going to go out and do a test for him—not for me, but for the young man [who will co-star], and when I get back I’ve got to find the time to learn it.
So it seems to me that a strong contrast between the age of Quixote and the age of Toby was planned from the start.
That being said, I don't know if Toby could technically be that young or if it goes against the screenplay.
P.S : Benedict Cumberbatch is now linked to the part of Dr Strange so 1)it shows that he had a space in his schedule for a shoot next spring, 2)if he was in the mix for Toby's role, Dr Strange could be the other project "that was not likely to happen has now possibly come to existence". 3)it means that he'd prefer to work with Scott Derrickson than with Gilliam so that may be a proof that he was not in the mix for Toby