Harrison was original choice for Monty Python's role
International
oi-Staff
By Staff
Washington
(ANI):
A
newly
unearthed
interview
with
The
Beatles
has
revealed
that
musician
George
Harrison
was
the
original
choice
for
the
role
of
Jesus
Christ
in
Monty
Python's
The
Life
Of
Brian.
The
religious
comedy
classic
was
written
keeping
in
mind
the
musician
who
died
in
2001.
The
film
follows
the
story
of
a
young
Jewish
man
born
in
the
same
era
and
location
as
Jesus
Christ,
who
is
mistaken
for
the
Messiah.
"They
wanted
me
to
play
the
part
of
Christ.
At
the
beginning,
when
he's
doing
the
sermon
on
the
Mount.
That's
what
they
tried
to
get
me
to
do.
But
I
thought
it
was
a
bit
too
controversial," Contactmusic
quoted
Harrison
as
saying
in
the
interview.
The
role
was
subsequently
taken
by
Kenneth
Colley.
In
fact,
when
the
movie's
backers
pulled
out
over
the
controversial
subject
matter,
it
was
Harrison
who
funded
the
project
and
even
did
a
small
cameo
in
the
flick.