“I Could Drink a Bottle in 20 Seconds”: Hollywood Producer Drank Five Bottles of Wine a Day Before Addiction Nearly Destroyed His Family

Luke Colson appeared to have achieved the life many aspiring filmmakers dream of. The Fulham-born visual effects artist had worked on major productions, including Men in Black and Captain Marvel, before moving to Los Angeles in his early forties to take up a film production role.

He arrived with his wife and their two young children, then aged five and two, but behind the professional success was an alcohol addiction that had consumed nearly two decades of his life.