Monty Python crew to reunite in ‘Absolutely Anything’

Congratulations, Monty Python fans, your wish has come true. The surviving members of the famous British comedy group are ready to reunite and appear together in Absolutely Anything, a film to be directed by Terry Jones.

Entertainment Weekly reports that the film is a Sci-Fi comedy that combines CGI with live action footage and tells the story of aliens who use an earthling as a toy. Jones worked on the film’s story with Gavin Scott.

So far, Terry Gilliam, the only American in the group, John Cleese and Michael Palin have all committed to working on the film, with Eric Idle being the only hold-out so far. Co-producer Chris Cheeser told EW that Idle is aware of the film, but has not signed on. The last member of the original Python crew is Graham Chapman, who died in 1989.

According to Variety, the group has signed on to voice the alien characters in the film. Jones told Variety that it is not a true Monty Python film, “...but it definitely has that sensibility.”

Variety adds that Jones, who co-directed Monty Python and the Holy Grail with Gilliam and directed Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life by himself, had been working on Absolutely Anything with Scott for two decades. Cheeser will co-produce the project with Black Swan’s Mike Medavoy, who worked as producer on Life of Brian in 1979.

The group last appeared together at the premiere of the documentary, Monty Python: Almost The Truth - Lawyer's Cut.