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'Fish Called Wanda' Headed For Stage?

By: Jun. 17, 2008
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The London Telegraph is reporting that John Cleese is currently working on adapting his 1988 popular film 'A Fish Called Wanda' into a stage musical with his daughter Camilla.

"We've knocked the story into shape," Cleese told the Telegraph. "We're going to try a few lyrics and if it turns out we are no good – which is what I expect – we'll get a new lyricist in. Right now we're working on the story and trying to figure out where the songs should go. It's very early days, though."

The film starred Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Klein Tom Georgeson, and Michael Palin. It tells the comic story of jewel heist that goes terribly wrong. It was co-written by Cleese and Charles Crichton and was directed by Chrichton.




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