Late Monty Python comedian Graham Chapman is to star in an animated movie of his own life story.
Chapman passed away in 1989 following a battle with cancer, but had previously recorded himself reading his 1980 memoir A Liar’s Autobiography: Volume IV. Chapman’s voice has now been set to a new 3D animated film feature directed and produced by Bill Jones, son of Chapman’s fellow Python Terry Jones.
The movie, also titled A Liar’s Autobiography, has been put together by 14 different animators using 17 different animation styles. It is described as “Chapman’s own take on his bizarre life and his search for self-knowledge”.
A Liar’s Autobiography features appearances from Chapman’s Monty Python colleagues John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones. However, the film’s makers insist that it is “not a documentary” and “not a Monty Python film”.
The first trailer for A Liar’s Autobiography has now been uploaded to the Monty Python YouTube channel – scroll down to watch it. The film is scheduled for release in the UK in early 2013, but will appear in select US cinemas this November (2012).