- A brand new interview with Kevin Smith for the Wizard World has been placed online at their site. It’s basically what appears in the Kevin Smith Special issue, but with a few questions that AREN’T in the special, such as some stuff about Mewes in other flicks and the like. So, you’ll get even MORE info by checking out this link than even in the book itself. Still, buy the book, it’s FULL of great stuff. Here’s a choice question from the interview:
KS: It was the nature of the story. People like Jay and Bob a lot, and they’d always say, “C’mon, make a Jay and Silent Bob movie, just them. It’d be cool.” And I’d always say, “Why?” I mean, one character doesn’t even talk. It’s tough to put those guys in the spotlight. It’s tough to say, “You love them in small spots, now love them for 90 to 100 minutes.” You run the risk of having the audience go, “F— this. I did like them in small doses, but not feature-length.”
So the idea was to spread them out, mix them up with other people. They get a scene or two to themselves, then they meet somebody, and that person gets the focus for a little while. Structurally, it helps break up seeing two guys the entire time.
The interview covers it all, from the Clerks days to what’s next for film and comics. Read it all at the WizardWorld website right HERE.
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