Archive for February 27th, 2001

Quick Update: New AICN Column, Other Stuff…

February 27th @ 10:47 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • Hey folks, just a few quick bits of info for ya, as we’re on the way out of the hotel again for the day. First of all, the new column from Mysterio (whom we met on the set last night) is up. We’ll chat about it more later, with a better story, but for now, if you’d like to read it, you can check it out HERE.

One other thing – We don’t have a cable that can transfer the digital shots from the camera to the laptop out here, but we WILL post some pics for you upon our return to the east cost as soon as we can. As for spoilers and more set details, that stuff will all show up in our On Location report. These site updates on the front page are just meant as teasers while we get the bigger story ready. Sorry to disappoint, but it’s coming soon.

Alright, out into the rain we go. Catch ya later!

Latest J&SBSB News From Kevin!

February 27th @ 1:37 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Kevin Smith

  • No sooner do we post our own update that Kev comes online with one of his own! Here’s the latest from the set according to the man himself, including stuff from last week and what we saw today:
Last week looked hellish on paper, but actually turned into one of the best and most fun weeks on the show thus far.

We shot Ben as Holden on all of Tuesday, with about twenty four set-ups. As always, it was a delight having the Fifteen Million Dollar Boy back before the ultra-fast-picture-taking machine. And as exhausted as he was (indeed, he had come from NYC where he was shooting ‘Changing Lanes’ with Sam Jackson, then did pick-ups on ‘Pearl Harbor’, followed by three days on ‘The Sum of All Fears’ – all before showing up for our little dick and fart joke picture), he still managed to turn in a wonderful and funny performance. God, I love that man.

On Wednesday, we shot Ben and Matt together. Very, very funny stuff, that. Kudos, too, go out to Master Damon, as he found a window in his ‘Oceans 11′ schedule to roll up on us and turn in a pretty hysterical cameo.

Thursday saw us finishing up some odds and ends from their scene that didn’t involve Ben and Matt, and Friday and Saturday kicked off the seemingly interminable ‘BluntCave’ sequence – a real gem of a scene, due largely to two factors…

Mark and Hammil.

Wait’ll you see this stuff. You won’t believe I directed it, it looks so fucking good.

Today, it was more ‘BluntCave’ action, that also saw the end of Mark’s stuff. Good Lord, was he fun to have around. He’s a real sweetheart of a guy who doesn’t play up the fact that he’s a living, American icon. He’ll be missed.

Will and the girls are back as well, and Wednesday, it’s all-Lee action.

I swear – this may very well be our finest hour in a weird way.

In other news, I was informed by the good folks at DC Comics that they’ve sold out of their entire first printing run of 101,000 copies of ‘Green Arrow’ – before it even hit the stands. Initial orders from comic book stores had us ranking as the sixth best seller of the month, with 83,000 copies pre-sold, and DC overprinted, hoping the additional 18,000 would eventually sell. But comics retailers (God bless ‘em) kept re-ordering to the point that DC is already sold out of the first printing, and heading back to press for another large run of the book. So congrats to DC, Bob Schreck, Phil Hester, Ande Parks, Sean Konot, Guy Major, Matt Wagner… and me, I guess.

The book goes on sale Wednesday. Pick it up and let me know what you think.

Today’s J&SBSB Set Visit!

February 27th @ 1:24 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • Well, we’re back after a fun day on the set of Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back! We shot about 50 photos today, of actors, and the Bluntcave itself, and plan to shoot some more before the trip is over. The only catch with the photos is that we’re going to need to keep some under wraps until closer to release of the film. We’ll be going through that with Kevin and crew and bringing you some exclusive photos for sure, soon after we get back, so never fear. As release gets closer, we’ll reveal more of the spoiler-type stuff that just should be leaking out this soon. Trust us, when you find out more about Mark Hamill’s role, you’re gonna love it. Today on set were Hamill, Will Ferrel, Shannon Elizabeth, Eliza Dushku, Ali Larter, Jen Smith, and of course, Kev & Jay.

Of course a lot more detail, info, and pics are coming in our big On Location report after we get back to the east coast. Until then, here’s some other stuff, just a few newsbites, from today’s mailbox:

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February 27th @ 1:22 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Gokari, Chris, Tim Balzer, Joe, Meredith Smith, Ben Moore, Mike Harris,

  • We’re not sure if this is an error or not, but Cinescape.com is reporting (from Hollywood Reporter, apparently) that Marc Blucas (who played Riley on Buffy) has a small part in J&SBSB. We’ll try and verify this one. We did hear today that there were still a couple deals in the works and some cameo casting that could still happen, so this is certainly possible.
  • Over at Mighty Big TV, in the Feb 23 recap of The Practice, ragdoll (the recapper) slams on the storyline by making Jay and Silent Bob jokes throughout. The recaps are funny as hell regardless, but this just makes it better.
  • On age 82 of the March 2001 Maxim, Chasing Amy is mentioned in the “Lights, Camera, Action” article. It kinda looks down on the flick as it recommends guys NOT take a date to it, but hey, we know they’re just joshin’. Still, we figured it was worth a mention here.
  • The 2-25-01 strip of online comic “RPG World” has Jay and Silent Bob in the background. It can be found HERE. They’re kind of hard to see in the strip, but there a link that shows just the background, unblurred, as well.
  • Clerks” is mentioned in Roger Ebert’s “Movie Answer Man” column this past Sunday, in a question about the oddity of “Hannibal” receiving an R rating while “Clerks” almost received an NC-17. The question, and Ebert’s answer, can be viewed online HERE.
  • Ben Affleck will be on Jay Leno this Wednesday, February 28th. We’re not sure if this is a rerun or a new show, though.