Paramount acquire rights to Spamalot
Paramount Pictures have acquired the right to the 'Spamalot' movie adaptation. The proposed project has been taken by up the studio from Fox to bring the popular Monty Python musical to the big screen. The film has long been in the works with Python member and stage show creator Eric Idle adapting it into a screenplay. Casey Nicholaw is directing the movie – having helmed a number of Broadway productions including 'Book of Mormon', 'Something Rotten!' and 'Mean Girls' and also choreographed the 'Spamalot' musical. All the songs written by Eric and John DuPrez for the musical will feature in th...