The Monty Python team are set to reunite in a surreal sci-fi comedy film. Former member Terry Jones has written a script which involves a hapless teacher suddenly given God-like powers by a council of odd aliens – and he is lined up to direct it. But although John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam and Jones himself have all agreed to voice the aliens, their colleague Eric Idle has refused to sign up. Tensions: From left, actors Michael Palin, John Cleese, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam and Eric Idle, pictured in 2009, could be getting back together for a new film
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Terry Jones has written a script for a new film called Absolutely Everything
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It appears that Eric Idle is the only Python not to have signed up so far
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His stance is thought to have deterred investors from getting involved
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