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Apatow on White: “F@*% Him!”

by admin on November 1st, 2007

Writer/director Judd Apatow jokes about Jack’s role as Elvis Presley in the upcoming musical biopic parody Walk Hard:

F@*% him, what is that? Stepping on MY territory! I found [him] irritating because he’s like the coolest guy on Earth, and the greatest rock musician, and writer, and performer you’ve ever seen – and ALSO funny? He could do what we do just in his sleep - as an afterthought.

He’s just now realizing that Mr. White’s tantamount to a demigod when it comes to the arts? Way to be behind the times, Judd.

Looks like star John C. Reilly feels the same way:

He was in “Cold Mountain,” he had a small part in that. But he really hung with the improv. We did this one take where all we did was talk in kind of what I call pigeon English. All this kinda country talk where only he and I can understand each other.

Reilly also talked about the casting process and how Jack, despite his vast reserves of what scientists call “brilliance,” wasn’t their first choice:

It was the toughest part to cast. You’d be amazed what scaredy cats there are among actors. You say, “You wanna play Elvis?” “Oh, I dunno, man, you know, that’s a lot, everyone knows who Elvis is.” So what? It turns out the guy with the biggest balls is Jack White.

I simply can’t wait for this film. Apatow + Jack White has to equal a winner!

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