Elton John Composing The Most Hilarious AIDS Musical Ever For Ben Stiller

For those of you wondering how in the world Ben Stiller could possibly outdo his finely honed, full-retard character work in this summer’s Tropic Thunder, fret not. The actor is pairing with Elton John for a movie musical that will require him to go full blown AIDS. John explained in a recent GQ interview:

Elton John: I’ve got to try and write a film musical for Ben Stiller.

GQ: What’s that about?

Elton John:It’s about a guy on Broadway who is gay, has HIV and AIDS, and has to go back and face his wife and his kids that he left. It’s very funny.

GQ: It wasn’t sounding funny, so far….

Elton John:No, it’s very funny. The premise doesn’t sound funny, but it is. All right?

We admit that we too are having trouble seeing the humour in the premise of an AIDS-sufferer facing down the family he abandoned to pursue the Broadway lifestyle. Once the material falls into Stiller’s capable hands, however, we have no doubt he’ll find the funny in soulful numbers featuring the supporting harmonies of Rescriptor, Sustiva, and Virmanune— a backup trio of doo-wopping pills-on-legs, better known as The Meds.

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