In recent months we have learned that Disney has opted for bring animated classics into real action like "The Lion King", "Mulan", "Beauty and the Beast" or "Aladdin", among others. Now it is confirmed that it will also do so with the story of Don Quixote de la Mancha, a world famous character created by the Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes.
Disney is currently developing an adaptation of Don Quixote to bring it to the big screen in real action, it seems that in the style of "Pirates of the Caribbean". Gordon Gray and Billy Ray are producing, and the script will be written by Billy Ray, who already wrote "The Hunger Games" and "Captain Phillips".
Who is Don Quixote?
The Quijote, Don Quijote de la Mancha, is one of the most important works of Spanish and world literature. Published for the first time in 1605, it narrates the adventures of a lower-class aristocrat who, after reading many novels about knights, loses his mind and is believed to be one of them. It is the most translated work in the history of literature, the second most translated book after The Bible.
Disney's Don Quixote
Disney wants his Quixote to recall "Pirates of the Caribbean", with a very marked adventure style. It is not yet known when the project will begin to become a reality, much less when its premiere will be, but with all the adaptations that are being prepared for next year, it does not seem likely that Don Quixote will arrive before 2018. We do have the date of "Beauty and the Beast", with Emma Watson and Dan Stevens as protagonists, which will hit theaters on March 17, 2017.