Monty Python Reunion: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin And Terry Jones Join 'Absolutely Anything'

Monty Python

First Posted: 01/26/2012 4:50 pm Updated: 01/26/2012 5:33 pm

And now for something completely different: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin and Terry Jones -- better known as members of Monty Python's Flying Circus -- will reunite for the science-fiction comedy "Absolutely Anything."

Per TheWrap, Eric Idle, the other surviving member of the crew, may join the project as well. But before you go thinking this is an official Monty Python get-together, heed Jones's words.

“It’s not a Python film,” he said. “It’s a different thing. It’s not really that we’re all getting back together.”

To be fair, they sort of are: Jones is set to direct, with Cleese, Palin and Gilliam "playing aliens and possibly several other additional roles, in true Python tradition."

Producer Mike Medavoy told TheWrap that Robin Williams will join the cast as well. The film will have a budget of $15-20 million and being shooting in England this summer.

No word yet if the Killer Rabbit will also make an appearance.

[via TheWrap]

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And now for something completely different: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin and Terry Jones -- better known as members of Monty Python's Flying Circus -- will reunite for the science-fiction...
And now for something completely different: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin and Terry Jones -- better known as members of Monty Python's Flying Circus -- will reunite for the science-fiction...
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Mort
Once I thought I was wrong, but I was mistaken.
01:20 AM on 01/27/2012
These guys are responsible for some of the greatest tv and movie moments ever made. If only Graham Chapman was here to do this with them! Still, it'll be well worth seeing.
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traveling1
50 states, 7 continents, 55 countries and counting
09:34 PM on 01/26/2012
Please Eric - join them! How awesome to have these funny, talented men back together again
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PerfectTommy
Still getting used to the new normal
08:07 PM on 01/26/2012
Robin Williams? Not qualified to be in the same room.
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vincentmerkel
demons run when a good man goes to war
10:11 PM on 01/26/2012
You are not qualified to make comments here .....
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hellotiki
Born in a log cabin.
01:19 AM on 01/27/2012
I'm not qualified to comment upon your comment. But Robin is a funny guy.
07:48 PM on 01/26/2012
This is awesome. They don't need to call it "Python" for it to be great to see them perform together again. Tell me when and where, and I'll be there.