The Sicilian (film) of his backer, Mafia Don Masino Croce. The Don, in turn, sets out to kill the upstart by convincing his cousin and closest adviser Gaspare to assassinate him. Due to the huge success of "The Godfather", Mario Puzo was given $1 million for the film rights to his novel "The Sicilian". David Begelman, head of Gladden Entertainment at the time, hired Michael Cimino to direct. When producer Bruce McNall met with Cimino at a dinner in Los Angeles, he complained loudly about the script and Begelman's interference with casting. Cimino wanted Christopher Lambert for the lead role and Begelman was
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote the film was confirmed for a US release in March 2019. Toby Grisoni (Adam Driver), an advertising director, is struggling with the production of a commercial featuring Don Quixote and Sancho Panza in rural Spain. Whilst in a restaurant after an unsuccessful day of shooting, Toby's superior the Boss (Stellan Skarsgård) recommends he find inspiration and brings over a Gypsy (Óscar Jaenada) who sells him an old DVD of "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote", an amateur black-and-white film that Toby coincidentally wrote and directed ten years ago as a student. Nostalgic, Toby watches the film whilst having sex with