ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead), Kate Beckinsale (Underworld), Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous), Eddie Izzard (Mystery Men), Rob Riggle (21 Jump Street), Meera Syal (Anita and Me), Sanjeev Bhaskar (Goodness Gracious Me), John Cleese (Monty Python and the Holy Grail), Michael Palin (A Fish Called Wanda), Eric Idle (Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life), Terry Jones (Life of Brian), Terry Gilliam (Jupiter Ascending), Robin Williams (Mrs Doubtfire)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Terry Jones (Life of Brian), director, writer; Gavin Scott (Small Soldiers), writer; Bill Jones (A Liar’s Autobiography) and Ben Timlett (Believe), producers; George Fenton (Groundhog Day), composer; Peter Hannan (Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life), cinematographer; Julian Rodd (The Secret of Moonacre), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Neil Clarke (Pegg) is a disillusioned school teacher who aspires for something more interesting in his life. Unbeknownst to him, somewhere in the furthest reaches of the galaxy a group of power-crazy aliens (Cleese, Palin, Idle, Jones and Gilliam) have randomly selected him to test a strange power to do anything he desires. Sure enough, Neil starts using this new power for his own gain, including giving a voice to his dog Dennis (Williams), but soon starts struggling with how to use it and must find a way to make things right with it..

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The five surviving members of Monty Python – as well as a final vocal performance by the late Robin Williams – reunite for the strange Python-esque tale of the responsibilities that come with great power (a message that Spider-Man can surely vouch for!).

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 14TH AUGUST 2015

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