Tom Atkins!

Tom Atkins is wrapped! Make no mistake. He IS the man.

A wee bit of behind-the-scenes: His character in Drive Angry arrives on the scene wearing a Dumbledor dies sweatshirt. But once we started prep, finding said sweatshirt turned out to be daunting. First off, we couldn’t find one that simply said “Dumbledore dies on page 596”.  You could find them years ago but apparently them behind the books/movies shut the line down. The “legal” ones left to be found had additional, cheesy text.  I was vastly annoyed.  We started looking for alternates.

Then, 24 hours before he shoots, in walks Tom Atkins…WEARING the sweatshirt!  He found it himself!  I have experienced wonderful joy in my life.  But Tom’s walking in sporting a Dumbledore dies shirt falls just beneath young Ms. Rain’s birth on the Top Ten Causes of Joy scale.

Couple hours later I learn we can’t use the shirt due to clearance issues.  Sigh.

Oh well, having Tom with us made up for it. His role is awesome and he is awesome.

When it comes to Lussier and Farmer, there will always be a number of consistants. A few things you can always depend on. And one of them, if he’s willing, will always be our casting Tom Atkins.

See you next time, my friend.

Coming Soon: March and the birth of Drive Angry.