Spamalot Musical to be adapted for film

It has been confirmed that a film version of hit musical Spamalot is in the making.

The musical, which first premiered in the UK in the autumn of 2006, ran for three years at the Palace Theatre after a premiere on Broadway in 2005.

It has music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle, with lyrics and book by Idle. Idle will now pen the screenplay, with Casey Nicholaw (The Prom), who choreographed the stage production, set to sit in the director's chair for the film.

Casting and a release date are to be confirmed – though the production is aiming to go full steam ahead, with Dan Jinks (Big Fish) acting as producer.

The Tony Award-winning Broadway show is adapted from the seminal 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, with additional Monty Python elements thrown in.