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Last Thursday I got to spend some time in L.A. at the Coffee Bean on Sunset and Fairfax with none other than actor Clifton Collins Jr., one of the most talented chameleon actors of our generation, you’d recognize him in compelling roles in movies like 187 and Capote and you could see him recently in J.J. Abrams’ STAR TREK, playing romulan Captain Nero’s right hand man, General Ayel. He’s also in SUNSHINE CLEANING and CRANK 2 and the upcoming Mike Judge movie EXTRACT and the sequel I’m looking forward to watching, BOONDOCK SAINTS 2: ALL SAINTS DAY.
He’s also the grandson of the late actor Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez

What’s probably new to some of you is the fact that he is currently promoting the two music videos that he directed for the Zac Brown Band. Voting is currently happening for the CMT Music Awards and the awards will be announced in June 16th, 2009, which is also Clifton Collins Jr.’s birthday!
By the way, the man is very cool, fan-friendly, very down-to-earth, hella funny too!
For the record, that rumor about him being involved in Marvel’s movie THOR,.. he did audition but he didn’t get a part.
Special Thanks to Wendy Shepherd for making all this possible. So..Without further adue, here’s the interview with Clifton Collins Jr.

RS: It’s awesome to finally meet you, man. I’ve always been a big fan of your work, but now you’re directing..so what’s this whole music video Zac Brown band CMT gig all about?

CC: Platinum, a little while ago, album’s golden.. we got CMT nominations.. it’s music video that I not only directed but also shot. I came out with a treatment pitched to Zac Brown. And from there, we collaborated quite a bit, he’s really proactive enough in the creative process.. He’s not just a musician, he’s a very well-rounded artist. He’s also a badass cook too.. He’s good people, good folks, the whole band is very family oriented

RS: How did you hear about Zac Brown?… Read the rest of this entry »

We know now that the guy who’ll play THOR is Chris Hemsworth and the who’ll play Loki is Tom Hiddleston and some of us would have to look up IMDB just to see who on earth they are. But the name Clifton Collins Jr. is not new especially to movie freaks who’ve been following his works for the past decade. The man’s practically the Samuel Jackson of supporting roles, he’d be in all kinds of gigs, the man knows no rest, he’s a machine.
He wrote on his twitter page recently..

Studying my ass off for THOR, gonna be a late night, well worth the loss of sleep!

And the next day…

Brewing big pot of joe, hitting THOR hard this mornin!

I doubt that it meant he’s reading comic books for the hell of it, but if he is researching for a role in director Kenneth Branagh’s Marvel adaptation, then the question will be which role would he play…
I hope it’s not for Enchantress, cause that would be.. awkward!

By the way, the image above probably doesn’t do justice because unless you’ve seen SUNSHINE CLEANING, you wouldn’t recognize that nerdy look at all.
But you’d remember Clifton Collins Jr. as the Romulan right hand in J.J. Abrams’ STAR TREK, or maybe as the crazy loco bad guy in CRANK 2, how about as a border patrol officer in BABEL, and I always say he should’ve been nominated for his great performance in CAPOTE. The guy’s gonna get an Oscar one of these years, you’ll see..
He’s in 2 movies I’m anticipating this year, Mike Judge’s new comedy EXTRACT and BOONDOCK SAINTS 2: ALL SAINTS DAY