- Here’s a couple more pics from Wizardworld, a slightly closer shot from Kev’s Q&A and from his autograph signing session on Friday (Kevin likes to get up and walk through the line, instead of sitting down the entire time, which is cool).
- The Gloucester County Times had a report on yesterday’s Q&A in today’s edition:
‘Silent Bob’ opens up about ‘Jersey Girl’
PHILADELPHIA — Award-winning writer and director Kevin Smith chuckled at the thought that a small road bears his name in Gloucester County.
“Kevin Smith Way,†Smith proclaimed in a special question-and-answer forum at the Pennsylvania Convention Center Saturday. “It’s the way everyone should live their lives.â€
Smith was in town as a guest panelist for the three-day Wizard World comic book convention, where he took random questions from the audience, spoke about his upcoming movie “Jersey Girl†and relentlessly poked fun at the flick’s high-profile stars.
“Jersey Girl,†the much-hyped film starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, was filmed primarily in Philadelphia and Paulsboro over the summer and fall of 2002.
When shooting in Paulsboro wrapped in October, borough officials honored Smith by renaming Tyler Street Kevin Smith Way.
Paulsboro’s proximity to Philadelphia made it a prime choice to be a stand-in town for the North Jersey Highlands, Smith said.
“So that’s why we went to Paulsboro,†Smith said. “They were really, really nice to us there.â€
“And it was the only town that would name a street after me,†Smith joked. “The road leads right into a school, which I thought was appropriate.â€
Smith said the film – which is now slated for a February release – is a sharp departure from his other cult classics such as “Clerks,†“Mallrats,†“Chasing Amy†and “Dogma,†but that the latest film is his favorite by far. Smith said he was heavily involved in the editing process for the film, which wrapped shooting in early January.
“It’s dialogue-driven, but not as driven as other stuff,†Smith said. “Every movie I think starts to look better than the previous one.â€
Two brief preview clips of the film were shown during the panel discussion Saturday. One scene featured Affleck and Lopez arguing before a trip to the Video Music Awards. A second clip showed Affleck humorously walking in on his movie-daughter flashing a neighborhood boy.
No Paulsboro backdrop in either of the scenes.
The film was scheduled for a November release, but was bumped to February to avoid competing with a third installment of “The Matrix†due out at that time.
Smith said the exact release date in February remains unknown.
PHILADELPHIA — Award-winning writer and director Kevin Smith chuckled at the thought that a small road bears his name in Gloucester County.
“Kevin Smith Way,†Smith proclaimed in a special question-and-answer forum at the Pennsylvania Convention Center Saturday. “It’s the way everyone should live their lives.â€
Smith was in town as a guest panelist for the three-day Wizard World comic book convention, where he took random questions from the audience, spoke about his upcoming movie “Jersey Girl†and relentlessly poked fun at the flick’s high-profile stars.
“Jersey Girl,†the much-hyped film starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, was filmed primarily in Philadelphia and Paulsboro over the summer and fall of 2002.
When shooting in Paulsboro wrapped in October, borough officials honored Smith by renaming Tyler Street Kevin Smith Way.
Paulsboro’s proximity to Philadelphia made it a prime choice to be a stand-in town for the North Jersey Highlands, Smith said.
“So that’s why we went to Paulsboro,†Smith said. “They were really, really nice to us there.â€
“And it was the only town that would name a street after me,†Smith joked. “The road leads right into a school, which I thought was appropriate.â€
Smith said the film – which is now slated for a February release – is a sharp departure from his other cult classics such as “Clerks,†“Mallrats,†“Chasing Amy†and “Dogma,†but that the latest film is his favorite by far. Smith said he was heavily involved in the editing process for the film, which wrapped shooting in early January.
“It’s dialogue-driven, but not as driven as other stuff,†Smith said. “Every movie I think starts to look better than the previous one.â€
Two brief preview clips of the film were shown during the panel discussion Saturday. One scene featured Affleck and Lopez arguing before a trip to the Video Music Awards. A second clip showed Affleck humorously walking in on his movie-daughter flashing a neighborhood boy.
No Paulsboro backdrop in either of the scenes.
The film was scheduled for a November release, but was bumped to February to avoid competing with a third installment of “The Matrix†due out at that time.
Smith said the exact release date in February remains unknown.
- Professional wrestler Rob Van Dam did an interview is this month’s issue of Wizard Magazine (#142). He’s the writer of an upcoming series called “Twisted Perception.†In addition to this, he’s opening Rob Van Dam’s Five Star Comics in LA. So they couldn’t resist asking:
WIZARD: Kevin Smith owns a comic book store. Who’d win if you two fought?
RVD: I could take Jay and Silent Bob on at the same time and kick their asses. And then steal their stash.
RVD: I could take Jay and Silent Bob on at the same time and kick their asses. And then steal their stash.
- It seems that the Clerks open/closed sign we ran photos of yesterday had previously been available before. So, we suppose this is just a new Stash item or something that’s been re-issued.
- A video featuring some of Jason Lee’s earlier skating days called “Video Days†, directed by Spike Jonze, will soon be arriving on VHS and DVD.
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