In two weeks, Method Man’s latest film, “The Wackness,” will be shown at the Sundance Film Festival.
“It’s cool as shit,” said Method to MTV News. “This [guy] feels his life is wack. The lead character is
played by Josh Peck, and it’s the story of a high school student
[who’s] about to graduate — that’s addicted to pot. His psychiatrist is
also a drug addict — that’s played by Ben Kingsley. Peck falls in love
with Ben Kingsley’s daughter, who’s also a drug addict. Peck comes for
advice from his supplier, who is me. I play a Rastafarian drug dealer.
I really transformed. … I hired my own coach. … The dialogue they
had was so Hollywood Jamaican, it was ridiculous. The person I worked
with went in and wrote it over.”
Method Man is certainly making himself a presence in the acting world, as the rapper will also have a role in the upcoming spoof “Meet the Spartans,” while briefly joining “Law & Order” playing the part of what he describes as an “all-around bad dude.”
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“I don’t like following behind other rap niggas, but I found out [the
show’s producers] hired a lot of muthafuckas from ‘The Wire,’ …So they probably seen my ‘Wire’ reel and was like, ‘Let’s
fuck with this dude.’“
In addition to the roles mentioned, Tical will continue to play the part of Melvin “Cheese” Wagstaff on HBO’s“The Wire.”
“The show gets real deep this season,” said Meth of the long-awaited fifth season. “It’s not to be missed...Cheese, he’s that nigga. Cheese is making his move in season five. He’s a survivor.”
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Finally, Method Man spoke briefly on his upcoming album Crystal Method, and disputed any rumors of him not being signed to Def Jam. “I’m tired of niggas sleeping on the kid,” he said. “They must be on
dope or dog food. I’m not putting no [release] date on it. I’m four
songs deep, but I just started. That’s good for me.”
