Back in May we heard from Palahniuk himself that Choke was a go with Sam Rockwell in the lead. But now we’re getting more casting news as Angelica Huston has been named as Rockwell’s mother. You might recall Palahniuk was pushing for either Glenn Close, Annette Bening or Julianne Moore but as someone who has read the book, I must say I like this piece of casting quite a bit.
For those of you that need catching up, here’s a synopsis:
“Choke” is a black comedy that follows Victor Mancini (Rockwell), a sex addict who works as a Colonial War re-enactor and runs a con scheme that involves deliberately choking in restaurants and attaching himself parasitically to his rescuers, all to fund his mother’s (Huston) care at a private mental hospital.
Also on board is the ever-cute Kelly MacDonald (Trainspotting) as love interest Dr. Paige Marshall and Brad Henke (World Trade Center) has been cast as Rockwell’s not-so-bright friend, Denny.
You can read the entire Hollywood Reporter article here.
