The poster for the musical "Spamalot" at the Shubert Theater in New York in 2007 -

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Best news of the start of the year for Monty Python fans: the cult musical from British comedy group

Spamalot is

going to be the subject of a film adaptation.

According to Deadline, Paramount has secured the rights to the show, and the film is already being written.

Second good news: Eric Idle, member of the troupe, will take care of the script, while Casey Nicholaw, the original choreographer of the Broadway show, will step behind the camera.

The purists will therefore not be lost!

Shooting expected

Casey Nicholow has established himself in recent years as one of the most popular directors, having worked on

The Book of Mormon

,

Aladdin

,

Mean Girls

or

Something Rotten

 !

Adapted from the Monty Python

Sacred Grail

masterpiece 

released in 1975 and directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones,

Spamalot

is today a must-see musical, having already won a Tony Award for Musical and Best Director.

Some of the most hilarious scenes from the original film carry over to the Broadway version, like the one of the Knights Saying “Ni!

», The Killer Rabbit, the Black Knight, or even the Sainte-Grenade d'Antioche.

For the moment, Paramount has not given a release date for this film which may be highly anticipated.

Deadline announces that the casting should start very soon, to go into production later this year.

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