Deadline. Idle also wrote the lyrics to the songs and collaborated with John DuPrez on the most of the music.
Casey Nicholaw, who choreographed the original Tony-winning musical when it was on Broadway, is set to direct the highly irreverent parody of King Arthur's quest for the Holy Grail, although it differs from the film in many ways.
Nicholaw's Broadway credits as a director and choreographer also include Book of Mormon, Aladdin, Mean Girls, The Prom, The Drowsy Chaperone and Something Rotten!Idle will also produce the film alongside Oscar-winning producer Dan Jinks, who is also currently working on a new film adaptation of the beloved musical Fiddler on the Roof.
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