April 22, 2005
Christian Slater in Hitch Hikers Guide radio series
Looks like Christian Slater is going to continue working in Britain for the foreseeable future, working on stage and now even radio. Slater is set to appear in a radio series of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, the Guardian have the story:
...will play John Watson, aka Wonko the Sane. The new series, which begins on May 3, are adapted from Douglas Adams's final two books in the franchise, Goodbye And Thanks For All The Fish and Mostly Harmless.
Slater is another really good actor who is so badly under used and miscast, that was until he came to the stage and started concentrating on more complex character based roles, for instance his work in the stage version of One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest. This adds another good role to his profile, and I really do hope we see him build himself up to some decent movie roles. Perhaps though, that's not where he wants to be.
Posted by at April 22, 2005 06:26 AM
Comments
Posted by: Ben at April 22, 2005 08:53 AM
I love Christian Slater, I had a thing with him when I was in my late teens, I wrote him and he sent an autographed picture back. First actor I ever wrote to who didnt disappoint. Remember him as Hard Harry in "Pump Up the Volume"? Boyyyyyyyyyy.... *winks*
My other fave Slater films are "Mobsters" where he played Lucky Luciano, "Heathers" opposite Winona Ryder, his riveting performance in "Untamed Heart" with Marisa Tomei, and "Very Bad Things".
He got sidetracked with his own personal problems and then the chance to star in the West End production came out and we are seeing a lot of him again, I wish Slater all the best this time around and I will be there to support him. :-)
Posted by: Simone at April 22, 2005 10:03 AM
Nothing like a British paper that can't get the name of one of the most famous British novels ever right. It's "So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish."