Cary Elwes Says THE PRINCESS BRIDE is 'A Go' for Broadway

Actor Cary Elwes, who portrayed Westley in The Princess Bride film, recently held a Q&A with fans on Reddit in promotion of his new book, As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride. When asked about the possibility of The Princess Bride musical, Elwes said that it is definitely in the works.

"Well, all I know is that it's a go on Broadway, and I'm sure they will do a brilliant job on it. They don't need any advice from me. Plenty of song titles to choose from, that's for sure."

The romantic comedy fantasy adventure film was directed and co-produced by Reiner and was based on the 1973 novel of the same name by William Goldman. In the movie, the story unfolds as a book being read by a grandfather (Peter Falk) to his sick grandson, played by Fred Savage. Cary Elwes and Robin Wright also starred as the romantic leads, as did the late André the Giant, Mandy Patinkin and Billy Crystal.

This film comes in at number 88 on The American Film Institute's (AFI) "AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions" list of the 100 greatest film love stories. Since its cinema debut, The Princess Bride has developed into somewhat of a cult film.

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Disney announced plans to partner with Goldman on the musical adaptation, and even launched a website this February to provide eager fans with updates. As of now, no updates have been posted on the site.

At the time, Alan Horn, chairman of Walt Disney Studios who lent his expertise on the oriignal film, shared, "To now have a stage production of this film in development at Disney is honestly a dream come true," adding, "My involvement in The Princess Bride goes back to 1987 and it has always been close to my heart."