A UK judge has ruled against producer Paolo Branco in a case in which he sought damages from RPC, the UK producers of Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.Portuguese filmmaker Branco and production company Alfama Films sought damages from RPC, claiming Jeremy Thomas’s UK firm was in breach of an agreement to give his company the option to make the film.
In his ruling today, Judge Hacon dismissed the claim, saying Branco “never had a substantial chance” of making the film, and stated that Alfama must pay RPC’s legal costs.The dispute stems from Gilliam entering an agreement with Branco and Alfama in 2016 before relations soured.
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