The Cricket's Daily 3: Gilliam's Quixotic quest continues

This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2014, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.

Here's what's being talked about in pop culture:

• Director Terry Gilliam says he's trying again to make his "Don Quixote"-themed movie, something he's been pursuing for 20 years and was so bedeviled with problems that there's a documentary about it. [The Wrap]

• Sony Pictures has set a Christmas Day release for "The Interview," the Seth Rogen/James Franco comedy about two guys attempting to assassinate North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. [Entertainment Weekly]

• ESPN has given a two-day suspension to host Dan LeBatard, for buying a billboard in Cleveland mocking LeBron James. (He deserves a harsher punishment for using comic sans.) [The Hollywood Reporter]