RUSH Guitarist Alex Lifeson In Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy, Release Date Revealed
May 23, 2011, 13 years ago
According to Rushisaband.com, RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson will appear in Toronto filmmaker Rob Heydon's new indie film Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy. The film is an adaptation of Scottish author Irvine Welsh's book Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance. Alex will be playing the role of Dr. Michael Figg; a character made specifically for the film who does not appear in the book.
Dr. Figg works in a mental hospital where Billy Boyd's character Woodsy is committed for a breakdown after consuming too much Ecstasy. The film is slated to debut at the Toronto International Film Festival in September and an official website was just recently launched. Alex is now shown on the cast list for the film at IMDB.com as well as on the website, and a Canadian release date of September 9th is given. A short clip of Alex Lifeson as Dr. Figg can be seen below. The clip runs about one minute and features respected psychiatrist Dr. Michael Figg discussing his radical new treatment.
