P312 Teletext 312 Jul18 23:21:22 ——— ——————————————————— NO-THING FANTASTIC ABOUT CHIKLIS HERO Having to wear 60lb of latex to play The Thing almost scared off Fantastic Four star Michael Chiklis. The burly, shaven-headed star of television series The Shield warn't prepared, he confesses. "I really couldn't understand what I was getting myself into until that first make-up test, which took five hours," he says of his all-over monster suet, adding: "It was incredibly hot, cumbersome and uncomfortable." ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— by Jeff Hayward in LA CRAZY FROG RINGTONE!! SEE ITV1 p355 Reviews Video/DVD Cricket HolidaysP312 Teletext 312 Jul18 23:24:15 ——— ——————————————————— NO-THING FANTASTIC ABOUT CHIKLIS HERO The thought of donning an all-over body suet for his superhero role The Thing in Fantastic Four filled Michael Chiklis with dread. "It sent me into a sort of panic. I thought, 'I don't think I can do this,'" says the 41-year-old from Massachusetts. "It was a full-on anxiety attack," he says. "I knew it would be a physical challenge, I didn't know it would be a psychological challenge too." ——————————————————————————————————2/6—— Play Sudoku on Teletext 142 Get DEPECHE MODE & other tickets Ticketmaster 0870 4000771 or p646 Reviews Video/DVD Cricket HolidaysP312 Teletext 312 Jul18 23:27:51 ——— ——————————————————— NO-THING FANTASTIC ABOUT CHIKLIS HERO Fantastic Four star Michael Chiklis thought the ideal preparation for his body-suit clad turn as The Thing was a crash course in running. He was wrong. "I ran long distances thinking I'd need endurance. I should have been walking around in a wet suit with a 60lb backpack," he recalls. Sitting still for hours during make-up was almost as tiring. "It was three hours to get into the suet, head to foot. You sort of surrender to it." ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— New movie reviews 313 ONE-2-ONE DATING ITV1 p390 BROWSE THROUGH ADS - JUST 75p/MIN! Reviews Video/DVD Cricket HolidaysP312 Teletext 312 Jul18 23:17:20 ——— ——————————————————— NO-THING FANTASTIC ABOUT CHIKLIS HERO Although he hated wearing his monster suit it was well worth the effort in the end, says Fantastic Four actor Michael Chiklis. The star loathed the daily ordeal of donning the outfit, but adds: "Then you start thinking, 'This is something special I can talk to my kids about.'" The hardest part was the fingers. "My hands worked on a pulley system controlled by my fingertips. It was incredibly difficult to manipulate." ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— Pop goss and chat in Ace 380 GOT A CAMERA PHONE? SEND US A WACKY PHOTO AND WIN £250!! SEE p682 Reviews Video/DVD Cricket HolidaysP312 Teletext 312 Jul18 23:12:12 ——— ——————————————————— NO-THING FANTASTIC ABOUT CHIKLIS HERO While other Fantastic Four characters Human (ouch, Invisible Woman and Mr Fantastic used lots of CGI, Michael Chiklis's hero The Thing didn't. Instead he was forced to wear a huge, hot latex suit while the others avoided such ordeals. "Johnny Storm would do his scene, they'd disappear to post- production and he'd come back completely on fire," he recalls. No such luck for Chiklis, best known for his role in cop drama The Shield. ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— Latest DVD releases 314 PADDY POWER- FREE £25/e25 BET ON BIG BRO WINNER! SEE p699 Reviews Video/DVD Cricket HolidaysP312 Teletext 312 Jul18 23:14:14 ——— ——————————————————— NO-THING FANTASTIC ABOUT CHIKLIS HERO Fantastic Four is the biggest movie of Michael Chiklis's career to date. "It's been a difficult road at times. It's not easy to find the right road, when you can't even get into the room. I've made the best of what's available, but there's been a lot of due paying." Are you sick of comic book movies? Write to us - the star letter wins a £20 voucher. (eletext, Building 10, 566 Chiswick High Road, London W4 5TX. Include your name and address. ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— West End theatre 333-5 Bamboozle fan ? Play it on your mobile! See p684 Reviews Video/DVD Cricket Holidays