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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.

Be patient, lots of stuff coming

I know it seems like I've been off the grid for the past few months, but the opposite is true; I have been working harder than I've ever worked in my life. To answer a few questions I am constantly getting:

--Assholes Finish First release date has been pushed back to Fall of 2008. This is because:

--There is a movie in the works. It's going to be pretty much exactly what you would expect in a Tucker Max movie. As soon as I have a solid deal to announce, I will give you guys all the details.

I have a ton of other things going on, and at the appropriate time they will all be drop. Just be patient and it'll all come in time.

Until then, everyone is invited to come drink with me in Vegas next weekend. I know some of the guys who own and run the McFadden's chain of bars, and they have asked me to come to the opening of the new one in Vegas. This is not really an "official public appearance" by me, I am just going as a friend, but I will be there all three nights. The info:

Dates: January, 24th, 25th, 26th

Location: McFadden's in The Rio Hotel

Time: Doors open every night at 9pm.

Moving to LA

I said I wouldn't do it. I swore oaths to gods I didn't believe in. I made ridiculous bets against it, taking any odds. I promised to self-immolate if it happened...and now it's a reality.

I am permanently moving to Los Angeles.

I don't want to do it. I hate everything about LA except the weather. But at this point, I have to. There is no way around it. I have too many projects going here that require my presence. [No, I can't tell you about any of them yet, so don't ask. As soon as I can say something, I will. But trust me, I would NOT live here unless there was a real good reason.]

I move into my own place on June 1st, but I am already here and will be here until then. I am not even going back to NYC to pack, I am just shipping everything out to me.

To all LA people (or anyone familiar with the area):
What should I know? I DO NOT need job or Hollywood advice, and I know the neighborhood I want to live in, I am more looking for these things:

1. Good places to eat. Don't get me wrong, I love In-N-Out, Zankou's, and Roscoe's, but I feel like there has to be more to LA cuisine than those three.

2. Cool places to hang out. As far as I can tell, this is the worst drinking city in America. There are almost no real bars, I guess because no one drinks. Everyone just does pills or blow. It sucks. Coked out Laguna Beach wanna-be whores may look cool on MTV, but trust me, when they talk to you in person, you want to inflict spinal injuries on them.

3. Anything else I should know. There is always a bevy of local knowledge about every city that you can only learn by living there. I have been in LA enough to know some of it, but I feel like this place HAS to have more to it than what I am seeing, because what I am seeing SUCKS.

[And I give blanket permission to everyone: If you ever see me in a shiny shirt at Hyde hanging out with Brody Jenner and Joe Francis, please kick my ass. I have mocked those guys for years, and I'd rather cut off my nuts with safety scissors than become one of them. If I fall victim to the LA bullshit, I deserve to have my ass kicked.]

Back on the NY Times Best Seller List

My book spent two weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list during the first month it came out. It is now 16 months after my book first hit the list...and now it is BACK on the list. (#26 on paperback non-fiction).

This is not at all unprecedented; books go back on the list after falling off all the time. But it is very rare for a book to go back on this for no reason other than word of mouth generated sales. I've had no big press, Oprah didn't pick me for her book club, and I haven't done anything related to the book for months.