Tucker Max has had sex with “more women than is safe or reasonable.”His days of belligerent drunkenness, constant indulgence and one-night stands are done, but live in infamy on his Web site and in his best-selling book.Now 32 years old, the self-proclaimed “asshole” is working on bringing his irresponsible but often hilarious adventures to the big screen in his first movie. The movie is filming in Shreveport. “I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell,” slated for a spring 2009 release, is the film adaptation of Max’s best-selling book of the same title.  Unlike the book, a series of Max’s stories, the movie will follow one plot line.The plot: a friend’s bachelor party that went wrong.In the movie, Max (played by Matt Czuchry) attempts to repair the situation so he can win back his friend and his wedding invite. Despite cynicism from fans, Max still insists his tales are true. But the movie will be fictional to carry a full-length plot. Max, a producer and co-writer of the film, said production is going better than expected. The film is ahead of schedule, under budget and — most importantly — getting the creative control he desires.Max said he got the artistic freedom he wanted when he paired up with Darko Entertainment, a new production company from the minds at the indie cult-hit “Donnie Darko.””My goal is to make the best movie possible,” Max said. “Not just for my fans, but for everyone else out there who hasn’t heard of me, but should be a fan.”One possible hurdle for “I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell” may be the Motion Picture Association of America. Max’s past endeavors are not exactly family entertainment, and though aiming for an R rating, he said the first entry will probably be slapped with an NC-17 rating.Max said he should have little problem editing down to a an R rating and ensures the movie will not end up sugar-coated.”I would not put my name on a movie that was watered down,” Max said.This comes as good news to his mostly college-aged fan base, which has high expectations after reading the book. “If it’s as good as the book, it’ll be a badass movie,” said Sam Knight, engineering freshman.Knight said he laughed a week the first time he read the book.Scott Van Sickle, petroleum engineering junior, explained Max’s appeal to the college crowd. “We all like to think we have great stories like that, and that’s what makes the book so cool,” he said.Van Sickle said he has some doubts about the book-to-big-screen transition and does not see how those stories could form a continuous plot. Max said the book’s stories will be tied into the movie’s plot line.”My current fans can expect this movie to be everything they want in a Tucker Max movie and more,” he said.”I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell” is one of more than 60 projects that have chosen Louisiana for production in 2008. The state film industry, currently in its sixth year, is continuing a pattern of rapid expansion.”Our native Louisiana crew base has increased by 400 percent since the program began in 2002,” said Amber Havens, public information officer for the Office of Film & Television Development.Havens said Louisiana is now at what is called nine to 10 “crew deep,” which means it can host about nine to 10 features at any given time.”Considering the size of our state, that’s pretty impressive,” she said. Havens said 2007’s 53 projects made it a record-breaking year for the Louisiana film industry. With four months left and more than 60 current projects under its belt, 2008 will be another year of drastic growth for the state. Max said, like many others, they chose to film in Louisiana because of the 25 percent tax credit they get back on the movie’s budget.Max is chronicling his first movie’s production in a blog a ihopetheresbeerionhell.com.—–Contact Julie Gutierrez at [email protected]