- At the Fletch Won page, Kevin was quoted with a few answers to the status of Fletch Won becoming a movie. Most of it’s been said before, but it’s interesting to see him say that they most certainly NEED Chevy on board:
Are you still as interested in doing Fletch as you first were?
As long as Jason Lee is playing Fletch, then yes.
Are you waiting for Chevy to die to avoid any controversy?
No – we’ll need Chevy for the flick.
If Fletch Won is indeed two years away, will Jason’s age impact playing a young Fletch on his first case? (He’d be 34). Chevy was 40 when he made Fletch in ‘85.
Yeah, but Lee still looks like a kid.
At what point would you ever pass it off to another director?
If Miramax says no to Lee starring.
- We’ll start off today’s newsbites with a couple from the latest “Previews†catalog. First, on page 224, there’s a listing for “Monkey Man: Unleashed†#1 (of 3), by Brian Lynch & D. J. Coffman, published by “Angry Naked Comics.†Sounds like you can expect Lynch’s comic to be in shops nationwide around August/September. But comics retailers order VERY conservatively these days, so if you want the comic, let your local retailer know! Make sure they get some in for ya. Retailers will be placing their orders with Diamond no later than July 13.
- Also, on page 498: Ron Mann’s 1988 documentary “Comic Book Confidential†is being released on DVD — “with an introduction by director Kevin Smithâ€! This is the first we’ve heard of this — if we find out more, we’ll let ya know.
- Finally today, Movie Poop Shoot is featured in Yahoo’s Picks this week! They say, and we quote:
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Amen to that! If you haven’t gotten over there yet, stop on by, and see what you’re missing! Catch you next time.
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