Is Matt Dillon becoming the least famous Dillon brother? That’s the question I find myself asking for no reason at all as I contemplate writing a boring story about how he’s been added to a record executive biopic. Really, what has Matt Dillon done lately besides play second banana to a car in Herbie Fully Loaded and be the other guy in that Owen Wilson movie You, Me, and Dupree. Meanwhile, Kevin Dillon is Johnny freakin Drama, star of every man’s televised fantasy life Entourage. Which brother would you rather meet?
It doesn’t look like things are getting any better for Dillon either. HR says he’s in negotiations to play Leonard Chess, as the aforementioned record executive movie. Written and directed by Darnell Martin, they’re calling it Cadillac Records, a period piece following the rise and fall of Chess Records and it’s founder Leonard. Chess launched the careers of such R&B greats as Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, and Etta James who is now old an extremely nasty. Seriously, I saw her playing with BB King a few weeks ago and even though she looks to be at least 100, she’s taken to masturbating on stage while she sings. No really, I’m not kidding. I nearly vomited.
