Tim Minchin has once again proven that his imagination knows no bounds.
The witty composer behind musical hits like Matilda and Groundhog Day has teased that he’d love to write a sequel to Jesus Christ Superstar, exploring what happens after the gospels.
During an appearance on Radio X in the UK, Tim couldn’t resist sharing his humorous take on what his next big project might be.
Tim, who starred in Jesus Christ Superstar’s 2012 arena tour, said: “I really want to write a new musical. But I need your ideas.”
He went on to confess that finding the perfect story is no easy task.
“I very rarely come across a story or a property, as they say, a book or a movie where I think, ‘Yeah, that has to be a musical’,” he admitted.
Then came the kicker.
Tim mused, “I wondered about Jesus Christ Superstar 2. Like, the aftermath.”
He painted quite a picture, imagining a world where both Judas and Jesus are gone, leaving Saul of Tarsus, the man who would become Paul, to spread the word.
“He’s a pretty interesting cat, Saul of Tarsus, who became Paul on the road to Damascus,” Tim noted.
“And I mean, ‘road to Damascus’ in itself is a lyric, isn’t it?”
Tim even joked that Lin-Manuel Miranda, the genius behind Hamilton, should be the one to bring this idea to life.
Although if anyone could turn a sequel to Jesus Christ Superstar into a must-see musical, it’s Tim Minchin.
But for now, it seems we’ll just have to wait and see if this tongue-in-cheek idea turns into a reality.
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