action in Monty Python’s Flying Circus, but he turned it down due to thinking it would be too technically complex. He later stated regret for not taking the job, …acting with cartoons (originally comic book characters in the book), was potential box office gold. Terry Gilliam was at one point offered the role, in part due to his experience with combining animation and live action in Monty Python’s Flying Circus, but he turned it down due to thinking it would be too technically complex. He later stated regret for not taking the job, attributing his rejection of the project to “pure laziness”. Zemeckis meanwhile, had been interested in the project for a while, but it wasn’t until he proved h…
