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Cool, I had no idea they were making a movie about him. He was one of the original Phytons. Did alot of funny stuff for The Flying Circus, as well as the Movies mentioned below. Definatly looking forward to this movie.

Reuters reports that "knights, monsters, and cross-dressing lumberjacks" lined up near New York's Times Square on Saturday, hoping to win roles in an upcoming movie about the life of Monty Python comedian Graham Chapman.

About 1,000 actors and fans donned costumes to audition for the film Gin and Tonic, about the life of Chapman, who died of throat cancer in 1989, said writer and director David Eric Brenner. Brenner, 31, grew up in New York and memorized all of Monty Python's material after becoming a fan at age 12, he said.

A cult following has formed around the British comedy group, which made several movies, including Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Life of Brian (1979) and the television show, Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969-1974).

Gin and Tonic, depicting Chapman's humor, hard-drinking and brief career as a doctor, starts filming later this year in London, Brenner said. It is scheduled for release in 2005.
From ComingSoon.net