The Colonel's Back

This new iteration of the Colonel was the brainchild of ad agency Wyden and Kennedy, aiming to revitalize the brand through a range of unorthodox ideas. Another pitch envisioned actor Paul Dano as a character they referred to as Colonel Paul. When asked if he knew anything about how close I had come to being cast as the Colonel, he told me he wasn't involved in that phase of casting or much of the creative element at all.