• The picture cavalcade continues with these original shots from WonderCon! Just a few similar shots of Kev and Scott on the panel, but if you wanted to see what it looked like…Here ya go.

• Here’s an odd one…We were sent this scan from something that appeared on a promotion page for Alanis. We mirrored the image and, sure enough, look what it says! This is the first material we’ve seen public for the film, and have no idea what it means or if it’s official. Intriguing though! Also, many of you are wondering if she’s doing a song for the film — Kevin had said that it may lessen the impact of her being in the film, making it look like she was cast just to nab an original song, which is just not the case at all. So, we wouldn’t rule out an original Alanis tune, but it’s certainly not a definite.

(Seated left to right : Phil Benson, Shannon Mills, Sharry Schwartz, Kev, Gary Rizzo, Scott, Tom Myers)

• This just in from Gary Rizzo, one of the re-recording mixers on ‘Dogma’ over at Skywalker Sound. This photo was taken just before Kevin left Thursday Night. We like their choice in fonts. 🙂

• Hey folks…Phew. Finally a calm day. Just to fill ya in, I was indeed laid off on Thursday as expected — So, the good news is that I’ll be around more to update and such, but the bad news is, of course, I’m now unemployed! Luckily, I’ve got some time due to the severance package and all, which is good, but I’ll now certainly have plenty of time to intensify the job search. I’m going to update my job page with some more info in a day or two (The page now loads in Netscape, too – Sorry about that!). But enough about me, let’s talk about Askew:

• Kev’s appearance at the CNCBE has been confirmed! The website’s http://www.hobbystar.com now got all the details for ya.
• A Hollywood satire site suggests that Jay and Silent Bob will be staring in a traveling company of ‘the odd couple’…That’d be amusing, huh? Before you get excited though, folks, keep in mind this is just a JOKE, mind you!

Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith (aka Jay and Silent Bob) : Could they soon be chasing… Tony?

To The Theatre, Cocksmokers!

What’s that? You’re an indie film fanatic and you can’t wait for Dogma, Kevin Smith’s next movie to be released?

Just wait — Jay and Silent Bob may be coming to your town, live on stage! Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith (aka Jay and Silent Bob): Could they soon be chasing… Tony? Filmmaker Smith brought the popular dope-dealing characters to life in his first three films, Clerks, Mallrats and Chasing Amy.

Now Smith (who plays Silent Bob) and longtime buddy/costar Jason Mewes (Jay) have announced that they will take the lead roles this summer in a national touring production of Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple.

It’s a casting coup made in heaven, as Smith takes the role of sloppy Oscar Madison and Mewes plays finicky Felix Unger.

“We’ve been taking a lot of heat over Dogma,” Smith said, referring to his upcoming religious satire that has already been stirring up controversy months before its release. “Frankly, we needed a break. We wanted to work on something nice for a change.”

The blockbuster cast will also include Tom Bosley as Murray, Tim Conway as Roy, Tom Poston as Vinnie and Jim J. Bullock as Speed.

Although Neil Simon may seem a little tame for Jay and Silent Bob’s cult following, Mewes insists that this is where their true comedy roots lie. “You ever read Neil Simon, man?” said Mewes as he rolled a fatty blunt. “Plaza Suite? Barefoot in the Park? Man, tha’s some funny fuckin’ shit.”

Agreed, Jay — though we at the FB! believe his Brighton Beach trilogy is also the fucking bomb.

• Kevin was quoted in an L.A. Times article that asked filmmakers about the Star Wars influence:

We’ve also got that new poll for ya today — Thanks to Trevor Dowdy for this one. It’s a good, tough question!