- Miramax Films swiftly completed its international sales goals this Cannes market, closing a slew of deals on a host of titles, including Jersey Girl, which is due for an international release sometime in 2004. Read the story HERE.
- Michael’s Review of the Week at Movie Poop Shoot is for the new Marvel Select Black Cat figure. She’s sculpted based on the storyline in KS’s “The Evil That Men Do” and one of her accessories is actually some sheets of paper adorned with the name “Kevin Smith”.
- Thanks to Zentertainment for the recent plug in their newsletter discussing the Mallrats figure voting. ZEN’s gone subscription now, but is still the best e-mail newsletter we’ve ever seen and does an outstanding job at summarizing the daily entertainment news in one easy to read digest.
- Episode #78 of Texas online radio show “Fanboy Radio” features an inteview with Joe Quesada of Marvel Comics, where he spends a good eight minutes talking about Kevin and what he has contributed to comic book industry as a whole, as well as his deleted “make out” scene in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. The whole show is quite informative and a lot of fun. You can listen to the entire broadcast right HERE.
- And finally today, here’s a Hollywood Reporter story about “Comic Book: The Movie” in which Kevin is rumored to have a
show-stealing cameo:
LOS ANGELES, California (Hollywood Reporter) — Miramax Films, clinching a new production-distribution deal with Creative Light Entertainment, plans to release the semifictional documentary “Comic Book: The Movie,” starring and directed by Mark Hamill.
Slated for a fall release, “Comic Book” is an improv film in the vein of “Waiting for Guffman” that follows the antics of the world’s biggest comic fan, who has been hired to direct a documentary about his favorite comic book heroes of all time.
It was filmed on location at the world’s largest comic book convention, San Diego Comic Con, and features numerous cameos from such notable pop-culture figures as “Spider-Man” creator Stan Lee, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, director Kevin Smith and “The Simpsons” creator Matt Groening, among others.
“Comic Book” was produced by Hamill and others for Creative Light Entertainment and Amazing Invisible Ink. Creative Light’s first-look deal with Miramax will cover film, TV and home entertainment.
“We’re excited about being in business with the team at Creative Light because of their great track record of creating highly successful fan-based productions,” Miramax executive vice president Kevin Kasha said. “Our first project together, ‘Comic Book: The Movie,’ promises to be an exciting undertaking with widespread appeal to audiences young and old — from comic book fans to action hero fans to loyal followers of Mark Hamill.”
Specializing in genre films, Creative Light has made a name for itself with the video releases of such fan-driven product as “Stan Lee’s Mutants, Monsters & Marvels,” a one-on-one documentary with Kevin Smith; “Mind Meld: Secrets Behind The Voyage of a Lifetime,” starring William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy; and the Showtime documentary “Hail Sid Caesar! The Golden Age of Comedy.”
The company’s upcoming projects include the coming-of-age horror film “Creature Unknown,” the stand-up comedy film “Coming Out Party” and the satirical reality dating film “Reality eXtreme!”
