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John Cleese hat mithilfe einer Hellseherin Kontakt zu Graham Chapman aufgenommen.Der 84-jährige Komiker wollte mit dem Medium eigentlich nur „sein Bewusstsein erforschen“, als er plötzlich eine Nachricht aus dem Jenseits von seinem verstorbenen Monty-Python-Kollegen erhielt. Chapman war 1989 im Alter von 48 Jahren an Krebs gestorben. Im Podcast ‚Club Random‘ mit Bill Maher verriet Cleese jetzt über sein übersinnliches Erlebnis: „Sie fragte ‚Wer ist Graham?‘ Ich fragte ‚Ist es Graham Chapman?‘ Sie sagte ‚Er redet über eine Pfeife.‘ Ich sagte ‚Ja. Er rauchte immer eine Pfeife.‘“ Die Hellseherin ...
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Pierce Brosnan has led tributes to the late ‘Band of Brothers’ director David Leland. The James Bond actor, 70, said he got one of his biggest career breaks thanks to the filmmaker, whose passing on Christmas Eve aged 82 was revealed on Wednesday. (27.12.23) Pierce said: “David Leland holds a mighty place in my heart. “He gave me my break as an actor in Tennessee Williams’ play ‘The Red Devil Battery Sign’. “I was just out of Drama Centre London where David was also an alumni. It was the thrill of my young lifetime to be cast as McCabe, working with David and Tennessee. “David will forever be ...
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Director David Leland has died aged 82. The BAFTA-winning actor and filmmaker – who wrote movies including ‘Personal Services’ and ‘Wish You Were Here’ and directed an Emmy-winning episode of ‘Band of Brothers’ – passed away on Christmas Eve surrounded by his family. His agency Casarotto Ramsay and Associates said in a statement: “He is survived by his wife, Sabrina, his four daughters, his son and his six grandchildren… all of whom he loved almost as much as Arsenal football club.” David originally trained as an actor at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama before co-forming the Drama...
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Michael Palin received "very touching" and sincere reactions from his former Monty Python co-stars after his wife's death. The 80-year-old actor - who was part of the iconic comedy troupe alongside John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman and Terry Jones - has revealed while he and his surviving co-stars aren't in touch a lot, they did reach out after his beloved wife Helen died in May. Asked if he still talks to John, Eric and Terry, he told the Radio Times magazine: "No, we don't speak to each other very often. "There's no ex-Pythons WhatsApp group or anything. "But we are in to...
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Terry Gilliam has a "conflictual relationship" with the film industry. The 'Monty Python' star has directed movies such as '12 Monkeys' and 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' but explained that he often fought with executives to keep his stories intact. Terry told The Hollywood Reporter: "It's always been kind of a conflictual relationship. I became known as a bit of a terrorist. I never compromised. I always fought for my stories. Because storytelling is what's it all about, you don't f*** with stories. "But there's always a moment at the end of every film where the executives, who are basicall...
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Terry Gilliam's play has been "cancelled" by The Old Vic theatre after reports staff had concerns about his views. The Monty Python star was set to co-direct Stephen Sondheim's musical 'Into The Woods' at the iconic London venue next year, but the production has been axed. In a statement, the theatre said: "The Old Vic and co-producers Scenario Two have mutually agreed that the production of 'Into the Woods', scheduled for spring 2022, will not take place at The Old Vic. "All ticket bookers will be contacted directly. The Old Vic wishes the show well for its future life." The exact reason for ...
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Benicio del Toro has compared working under Wes Anderson in 'The French Dispatch' to performing in a theatre. The 54-year-old actor features in an all-star ensemble for the new movie as Moses Rosenthaler and he explained how Anderson was "very meticulous" in his approach to directing. Benicio told the Metro newspaper: "He's very meticulous about his directing, very specific about what he wants. "I really enjoyed it. I was surprised. It was very much like doing theatre in a way. He's a stickler for the truth, which is really refreshing." The movie is set in a fictional French city during the 20...
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Terry Gilliam was surprised that Sir Sean Connery agreed to star in 'Time Bandits'. The late 'James Bond' star appeared as Agamemnon in Terry's 1981 fantasy adventure movie but the filmmaker confessed that he and co-writer Sir Michael Palin never expected him to board the project. He recalled to SFX magazine: "We put in into the script, 'And the Greek warrior removes his helmet, revealing himself to be Sean Connery or an actor of equal – but cheaper! – stature. Neither me or Michael imagined that he'd want to be in it." The 80-year-old filmmaker continued: "We caught Sean when he was in an int...
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John Cleese is working on a stage version of 'Monty Python's Life of Brian'. The 81-year-old star revealed he is bringing the 1979 comedy film to theatres and confirmed that it will not be a musical but a play. Announcing the project on Twitter, he wrote: "Today I finished the first draft of the script for the stage version of Life of Brian. "Not a musical, as songs slow the pace down too much." Cleese is hopeful that the show will be able to go ahead in 2022, but it will not star himself or any other living Monty Python members. He added: "Depending on Covid, we might be able to do it in the ...
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Terry Gilliam didn't want to cast Bruce Willis in '12 Monkeys' because his rectal mouth resembled "somebody's a******". The 80-year-old director confessed that he was reluctant to give the lead role of James Cole in the 1995 sci-fi flick - which also starred Brad Pitt, Madeleine Stowe and Christopher Plummer - to Willis because of his "Trumpian" mouth which, to Gilliam, resembled a butthole. In a new oral history of the movie for Inverse, Terry explained: "I had never been a great fan of Bruce's before, but I liked talking to him, and I thought, 'OK this guy's smart, he's funny.' "I explained ...
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