Cinematical and Canada.com report that Eric Idle is furious at the makers of Shrek the Third because they “stole” the coconut- clapping gag from Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975). But, um, wasn’t Monty Python just referencing the fact that that was how Foley artists had been making hoofbeat sounds for years? And does not the relevant scene in Shrek the Third show people using other bits of old-fashioned Hollywood craft — such as the moving scenery backdrop? Please tell me Idle’s only joking.
MAY 28 UPDATE: It turns out the Globe and Mail ran an interview with Idle ten days ago, in which the reporter mentioned that Idle plays Merlin in Shrek the Third, and Idle interrupted: “I don’t want to talk about that, for domestic and legal reasons.” More dry humour? Or is Idle really serious about suing them? I can’t tell.
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