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I am going to fight Michael Ian Black

If you have been paying any attention at all to popular culture for the past decade, I am sure you know who Michael Ian Black is. If the name doesn't ring a bell, you almost certainly recognize his face, he is the only commentator on all those VH1 flashback shows who is actually funny, instead of just annoying.

Anyway, Michael has a new book out, and as a way to publicize it, he has challenged me to a fistfight. Here is what he said:

So Tucker Max, you drunk, misogynistic motherfucker - I am officially calling you OUT! I am going to fist fuck every hole in your boozy little body until you crawl away like the sniveling little bitch that you are. YOU'RE DEAD!

You can read the rest on his blog.

Michael, I have no problem helping you get the word out about your book (which I haven't read but hear is pretty funny). But there is price to pay for trying to publicize it on the back of my popularity:

I accept.

I'm completely serious. I'd LOVE to fight you.

I'll even promise to show up drunk as shit. I'll drink an unreasonable amount of alcohol before we fight--20 beers, 30 beers, whatever it takes to me plastered. And if you don't think I'm drunk enough, I'll keep drinking. As long as I am conscious and able to stand on my feet, I'll fight you.

And here's the kicker:

If you beat me, I'll give you the next royalty check from my book.

It should be about 150k, give or take agent fees and other things. I am completely serious.

We don't even have to make this a bet. You win, you get the money. I win, I get nothing (except the satisfaction of standing over your broken, bleeding body and drunkenly yelling at you, "GET UP YOU FUCKING PUSSY! GET UP AND FIGHT!," or something to that effect, since I'll be drunk I can't quite predict what my words will be, or that they will even be enunciated or understandable).

Email me and let's set the time and place: tuckermax@gmail.com

And just to be clear: This isn't personal. I think you are a funny comedian, and I really respect your work. I'd much rather kick the shit out of someone who deserves it, like Benji Madden or Brody Jenner. To that effect, I promise when I kick your ass, I'll do my best not to leave any permanent damage.

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Be an extra on the movie

This is also posted on the production blog, but I thought I'd put it here also:

The question I have gotten the most since I put this blog up has been, "How can I be in the movie?" The speaking roles are already cast with real actors, but we have a ton of parts to fill for non-speaking roles, also known as "extras." These roles will be filled by professional extras who are hired for our movie by the Extras Casting Director.

That leaves pretty much nothing left, and that was on purpose. At first, I had no intention of opening the casting of any roles, extras or speaking, to the general public. Although the majority of my fans and readers are great, there are enough of the weirdos, trolls and stalkers out there that I didn't want to be bothered having to deal with that crap. One rotten apple spoiling the bunch, etc.

But then I thought to myself--why let those dipshits ruin everyone elses fun? It's like responding to terrorism by removing the freedoms of the people you are trying to protect--once you do that, the terrorists have won anyway. Besides, my fans have given so much to me in so many ways, I figure its only fair to try to give something back by letting those who are interested be involved, even in a small way, in my movie. So, even though most of our extras will be cast the normal way, I have decided to open up some of the extras casting to my fans and readers. If you want to be an extra on the movie, here is how the process will work. Follow the instructions EXACTLY:

1. Send an email to this address: bihextras@gmail.com

2. Put "Beer In Hell Extra" in the subject line

3. Put your name and contact info in the body of the email.

4. Attach at least TWO pictures of yourself (the more the better). They need to be recent, clear and preferably only you. If the pics each have ten people in them, we aren't going to spend the time figuring out which person you are.

From those emails, me and my assistants will look at them and forward the ones who we may be able to use for a scene or scenes to the extras casting director, and if he agrees, he will contact you about being an extra. A few things:

-Please don't get your hopes up. Chances of being selected are low, especially if you are a guy. Male extras are easy to find. Being female helps you, and being a hot female really helps. [If you are a really hot female with a great body, can dance, and are willing to do topless--definitely send an email. We have a big strip club scene to fill, and your chances of being selected are good.]

-Don't do this expecting to hang out with me or anything like that. You may never even meet me, because you may be in a scene that shoots when I'm not on set. [Obviously if you are a hot girl and want to hang out, that can easily be arranged, but email me separately from the extras thing and we'll figure it out: tuckermax@gmail.com]

-We only shoot Monday-Friday, so please don't expect to do this on a weekend trip.

-If you get selected, we won't pay for your travel here (we're shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana) or for your hotel or anything like that. You are on your own. There is food on set during shooting though, and you can have some of that.

-But, if you are selected, you DO get paid. It's not much--I think it might be minimum wage--but it's something.

-I want to be clear about this--being an extra is not glamorous. There is a lot of standing around and waiting and being bored, all for the chance to be in the background of a shot that might not even be in the movie. We aren't going to treat extras like shit the way they do on other movie sets, but you definitely won't be the stars. For the most part, you are expected to do exactly as you're asked, be quiet when not being spoken to, and be ready when you're told.

-That being said, it is not unheard of for an extra to be on-set promoted up to a speaking part. It is rare, but it has happened. In fact, our director has done it on his other films.

If you know and accept all that, and still want to be involved, follow the instructions above, and good luck.

Pictures and videos from the movie

In case you didn't know, I am making a movie. The guys who did Donnie Darko are helping me to produce it, and we are documenting the whole making of process on the blog, as well as with pics and video:

The Official I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell production blog

The Official I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell Flickr photostream

The Official I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell YouTube channel

We start shooting on July 21st, and I am going to post tomorrow about how people can become extras on the movie if they want.

Stay tuned.

The Big Announcement: There's going to be a movie

We gave THR the scoop so we could get great placement, but the official announcement I have been talking about for months and months is finally here:

There is going to be a Tucker Max movie.

It's going to be called I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell.

The script was written by me and Nils Parker.

It's a fictional story, but is based very heavily on the true stories from the book and website.

There are three male leads, one that is based on me (Tucker Max), one that's based on SlingBlade, and one that is a combination of PWJ, El Bingeroso, and Golden Boy. An actor is going to play the character based on me, but his name in the movie will be Tucker Max.

I have already started a blog about the movie, and have a ton of posts about what we've done so far. The archive is here, just start at the bottom and read up.

Sadly, it's not all good news:

Bad News #1 - Assholes Finish First delayed:

The release date of Assholes Finish First was originally fall 2008. I have pushed it back a year so it will coincide with the movie release.

Bad News #2 - This site won't be updated with new stories until the movie and the book come out:

The next year is going to be insanely hectic for me. Creating a feature film is no joke--it is a full time job and then some, so partying and what not has to take a back seat to my movie and book responsibilities, so I don't want anyone to check my site looking for new stories. There won't be any new ones until after both the book and the movie are out.

Movie anouncement coming, misc stuff

A few things:

-The official announcement about my movie is coming this week, probably Thursday (but maybe later). I'll announce the director we've attached, give all the details, etc. It's going to be awesome.

-I am giving a speech on March 3rd, at my grad school alma mater, Duke University. 8pm at Page Auditorium. All are welcome.

-I leave the next day for Houston, where I'll spend a week working on a book with the rapper, Paul Wall.

-I have another speech at Northeastern Univ. in Boston coming up on March 24th. I'll post the detailed info when I get it.

-My buddy started a clothing company, check it out if you like MMA shirts and that kind of stuff.