Whilst filming is under way for the next adventure with Jack Sparrow, world renowned producer Jerry Bruckheimer has released the movie’s first poster.
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Tuesday, November 16th, 2010Crazy 8 Interview
Monday, November 15th, 2010Sitting down with the group that will soon be known across the country as the Crazy 8 was interesting. There is a definite dynamic between the guys, and they seem to already have many inside jokes.
The Crazy 8 in their seating order from left to right:
Sven Ruygrok: Rambo
Travis Hornsby: Boggo
Jamie Royal: Gecko
Josh Goddard: Mad Dog
Thomas Burne: Vern
Blessing Xaba: Fatty
Unfortunately Byron Langley (Simon) couldn’t join us due to exams. Troye Sivan’s (Spud) interview will be up on the site soon, watch this space.
For more on the movie click here.
Rejected by the Big Cheese
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
When one walks out of one’s last exam for the year, one feels a sense of jubilant delight. A silly grin spreads across one’s face and one tends to feel like breaking out into songs from the Sound of Music. One must not be so hasty, as life is bound to come back and smack that wickedly crooked smile off your face.
That’s right; it’s officially Christmas holidays for this Srizziler, which means tons of work that I actually want to do, and a bit of relaxation thrown in between. To kick it off I will be interviewing the ‘Crazy 8,’ from Spud: The Movie along with the producers, director and author. I was set to interview John Cleese but apparently he has better things to do with his time and would rather not speak to me. Let’s not blame him. It was probably somebody from his motley crew who made the decision to give me the axe. Judging by some of the Srizzil videos they may have been concerned that mixing my insanity with Cleese could cause a global meltdown.
To celebrate the new season a fancy new Srizzil will emerge, aptly named Srizzil 2.0. It’s cleaner, it’s prettier and it’s more user friendly. Try to contain your excitement, these are new rugs.
Let me saunter off into the rainy sunset whilst you await these fine offerings. I simply ask that you keep a sharp eye on Srizzil.com as the next few weeks heat things up.
World premiere of Spud set
Friday, October 22nd, 2010
SPUD will be rolling out its world premieres in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban this November according to the following press release we received today.
John Cleese, lead actor, Troye Sivan and the Crazy 8, local cast and crew as well as the author, John van de Ruit will kick off in Johannesburg on the 13th November. Cape Town will follow on Wednesday, 17th November and the final premiere will take place in the hometown of both the book and most of the filming – Durban – on Friday, 19th November with various cast and crew in attendance.
MTN South Africa has once again made these events possible through their commitment to the local entertainment industry.
“MTN is proud to be associated with these prestigious South African events. We are passionate about supporting South African talent, and SPUD gives us another opportunity to do so.” says Megan Ashman, General Manager at MTN.
SPUD takes place in South Africa during the early 1990s and chronicles John “Spud” Milton’s first year at an elite, boys-only private school. Cursed with parents from well beyond the lunatic fringe, a senile granny, and a dormitory full of strange characters, Spud has to forge a new life for himself in this foreign and sometimes hostile environment. Surrounded by names such as Gecko, Rambo, Rain Man and Mad Dog, Spud takes his first tentative steps along the path towards manhood. Armed with only his wits and his diary, Spud takes us from illegal night swimming to the cricket field, from ghost busting to teacher baiting. He also invites us into the mind of a boy struggling to come to terms with a strange new world; a boy whose eyes are being opened to love, friendship and complete insanity.
Production of the film got underway at Michaelhouse in the KZN Midlands earlier this year and features some of SA’s leading talent including Troye Sivan as Spud, model and actress Tanit Phoenix as Eve, stage and screen star Jason Cope as the vindictive housemaster Sparerib and veteran British star John Cleese as The Guv.
“With only days left to signing off on the completion of the film, we’re looking forward to turning our attention to the premieres, which are building up to be quite epic.” comments producer Ross Garland.
SPUD is produced by Rogue Star Films and BLM Productions and will be released at cinemas nationwide on 3 December 2010 by Nu Metro Films.
