Producers from Hippofilms, a Los Angeles-based film production company, have announced a worldwide casting call for the roles of the young members of Monty Python, the famed British comedy troupe, for a theatrical bio of the late Graham Chapman entitled Gin and Tonic.

The first auditions took place in Hollywood on March 20 for the $12-million-dollar production, to be shot in London later this year.

"The first Monty Python auditions redefined how much fun an auditioning process could be," said David Eric Brenner, president of Hippofilms, who will direct Gin and Tonic from a script he co-wrote with Jim Yoakum. "The costumes were hilarious, the camaraderie amazing, and most important, the comedic talent was inspired. We're expecting more of the same in New York."

New York City auditions will take place on Saturday, June 5 from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM at Theatre Row Studios, 410 West 42nd St. Reservation Hotline (not required): 310-445-9157. (Following the auditions there will be a Python-themed mixer at a nearby midtown pub.)

Hippofilms' last movie was the 2002 romantic comedy Rent Control, written and directed by Brenner, and starring Melissa Joan Hart and Carmen Electra. The company is also developing an Olympic-themed picture, Pepper in the Blood, which Brenner is co-producing with Brian Dyson, former vice-chairman of the Coca-Cola Company.

# posted by Steve Gallagher @ 5/07/2004 01:45:00 PM

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