The Guinness World Records 2008 edition continues its worldwide launch so I’ve been collecting air miles again. Canada has been my latest port of call. I started in Toronto, spending a week appearing on many breakfast TV shows, promoting our search for the world’s tallest people. During the transmission of Good Morning Toronto a chap came in measuring over 7’4”, which is very pleasing as it shows that our efforts are working. I went to take in evil dead the musical while there, which was brilliant. Being a bit of a horror fan and liking a bit of cheese, it was right up my street and I enjoyed it immensely. After more media interviews, we then flew to Vancouver, where we continued to rack up TV appearances.
Once we had finished our Canadian leg, we had to take a trip to LA to get updates on our cover and while there, I received a phone call from a film producer wanting to arrange a meeting. Last year I was adjudicating the largest game of bingo record at Dodger Stadium, when I get a call from a documentary filmmaker who was shooting a feature length film called King of Kong, between two rival Donkey Kong players. This had since been finished and has already had a release. I was invited to the premiere where I was asked to adjudicate in a straight shoot out between Billy Mitchell and Steve Sanders, but sadly I missed the red carpet as I was flying to Vancouver at the time.
Anyway, back to LA now and the producer said that there were plans to make this into a comedy film and that it was being pitched to the likes of Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughn. It transpired that they wanted to have me as a small but vital character in the film! They were wondering if I would give my permission for this to happen and to suggest whom I thought would be suitable to play me. They came up with Robbie Williams – not going for a real likeness there maybe – or Ricky Gervais, who I can see better. Having met him as well when giving him the record for most downloaded podcast, he could be brilliant. Mind you, I have sometimes been mistaken for Robbie Coltrane, so he might be even better.
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Come on then, whop do you think would play Craig in a film - don't be scared to suggest someone a bit different.
I think Jack Black would be fun, but can he sounds like he's from Dundee? I wonder if he'd trail him around the office in a Method acting style?
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