By Kofi Outlaw

Chuck Palahniuk is one of my favorite writers. The dude is sick, twisted, methodical and rhythmic with his writing style and yet, is somehow brilliant all the same. I was fortunate enough to discover the author before FIGHT CLUB hit screens and made him a literary superstar. I was excited when heard that CHOKE, another popular Palahniuk novel, was bound for theaters. We at Critics Rant were lucky enough to get our hands on some of the first images from the upcoming film.

CHOKE tells the twisted tale of Victor Mancini, a med-school dropout and sex-addict, who spends his days caring for his deranged mother; his afternoons working as a historical re-enactor at a third-rate colonial village; his evenings perusing sex-addict meetings, looking for nymphos to romp with; and evenings making himself choke on food in upscale restaurants, so that he can meet, and sponge off of, the rich patrons who “save” him. When Victor’s mother reveals to him that he maybe a descendent of Jesus Christ, Victor and his buddy Denny, a masturbation addict, set out to finally discover his true origins.

Sam Rockwell will star as Victor Mancini, and is rumored to carry the film pretty well, nailing Palahniuk’s alternating tones of dark humor, and profound moments of self-discovery.

Take a look at the first production pics from CHOKE, then rant back to us about how the film is looking.