And now for
something completely different...
The former Pythons have been keeping busy lately (yes, even Graham, who is more late than busy these days!) Click on the name below to follow the latest moves in their solo flights.... Terry Jones | Michael Palin ![]() 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' to be re-released in the U.S.! BREAKING NEWS! 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' now going to be released nationwide in the States! The re-release of 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' was to hit Los Angeles for one week beginning June 15th at the NUART THEATRE; however, the theatre was booked solid for ALL showings, so the movie is now going nationwide! The ad proclaims that its a new print and remixed in dolby digital stereo and that it's uncut. They have also altered the original tagline "Makes Ben-Hur look like an epic" to "Makes Gladiator look like an epic." CLICK HERE for movie info and much more! Terry J. is very excited about the release of the new 'Holy Grail' enhanced DVD (coming to the US this October), even letting slip some of the details, such as the inclusion of some new subtitles "for people who don't like the movie".... think Shakespeare....!?! ![]() Last updated: 29 May 2001 Graham Chapman
In the meantime, Cleese has a full schedule of filming. Next month he will begin filming of a new thriller with Woody Harrelson and Alicia Silverstone entitled "Scorched," the story of two gangs of amateur thieves that unwittingly plan to rob the same bank at the same time. Around that time the tall one will also begin work on the upcoming Harry Potter movie in which he plays "Nearly-Headless Nick".
With all those movies, who has time for anything else? Apparently John does! He'll be serving as executive producer of a German version of his famous "Fawlty Towers" program. In addition, he recently reprised his role as an alien rival on NBC's "Third Rock from the Sun" (in one of its final episodes). As if that weren't nearly enough, John has been approached on the possibility of appearing in a new series. Of
course, such pioneering feats have not slowed John's big screen career
in the least. After being primed for the role of "R" in the
James Bond movies, Cleese is now filming the new
Harry Potter film due
this November, in which he plays "Nearly Headless Nick."
Last updated: 6 June 2001
Also, the ever resourceful Mr. Gilliam was one of the jurors at the recent 2001 Cannes Film Festival. True to form, when announced during the evening's events he entered the stage, video camera in hand!
A year after his smash-hit tour, "Eric Idle Sings Monty Python," Eric is also working on a television version of the tour. That's why he's earned the nickname "most musical Python" (well, he came up with it, and who are we to argue?)
Terry Jones has also been keeping very very busy. He's just returned from Paris where he was doing research for his new book, "Who Murdered Chaucer" (for those of you who don't know, the scholarly Mr. Jones holds a BA in English and has already published a book on Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales entitled Chaucer's Knight -- check it out!). In addition to that, he's just finished one screenplay and is working on another. All this while also presenting a new documentary series for the Discovery Channel and the BBC entitled "Hidden Histories." The documentary will consist of three parts: "Ancient Egypt," "Rome," and finally "Sex and Love." Jonesy has already produced several high-quality documentaries, and this one will be no exception! An accomplished children's book author, Terry J. would like to get back to that medium, and has received offers from Hallmark to write a history of the world.
After
writing a novel (Hemingway's
Chair) and filming a documentary (with another subsequent book,
Michael
Palin's Hemingway Adventures!) about the great American author
Ernest Hemingway, Michael has decided to take some time to reflect and,
you guessed it, travel. His myriad of travel programs, Pole to
Pole, Full Circle, etc. etc. can still be seen all over on public
television. Check them out if you haven't yet! |