Get that kidney pie out of your mouth and put down that Harry Potter book! Kevin Smith is coming to LONDON and here’s your chance to see him LIVE and IN PERSON! How many times have your heard about Kevin’s famous Q&A sessions from those straight-toothed Americans from across the pond and wished, “If only Kevin would come to the UK – I would shag the queen for a chance to see him!” Well here’s your chance you limey! No shagging required!!

The Details:

Date: Monday, June 7, 2004

Time: 7:00pm – 11:30pm

Timed so you can catch the last tube home.

Location: Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, London, England (just off Leicester Square – up from Häagen-Dazs)

By Tube: Leicester Square, Picadilly Circus

By Bus: Contact Travel Information on 020 7221234 for routes or visit Transport for London

IF YOU GET LOST: Give us a call from 1-9pm on 020 7494 3654, and we’ll guide you here in time.

How to get tickets:

Tickets for this event are £25.00 each can be purchased online from us. Tickets are general admission, however tickets pruchased form us will receive PREFERRED SEATING. To ensure a fair distribution of tickets, only ONE TICKET PER ORDER can be made. MULTIPLE ORDERS may be made under the same credit card, however they must be made one at a time and under different names (specify the name under the shipping address). Any orders with more than one ticket purchase will be immediately cancelled and you will NOT BE ADMITTED!

PLEASE BRING YOUR ID, YOUR CREDIT CARD AND A PRINTOUT OF YOUR ORDER CONFIRMATION TO THE EVENT ON JUNE 7TH. They will be checked at the door before your are admitted. These 3 items will be your tickets to the event. TICKETS WILL NOT BE MAILED (Leave the shipping option on US Priority on the order form, you will not be charged shipping)

Tickets are LIMITED TO 474 – so get them now!

Yeah, and Amy Poehler and Tim Blake Nelson. And we’re still trying to get Janeane [Garofalo] locked in but she’s got her commitment to Air America Radio, which is definitely a priority. We’re trying to see if we can balance both for her. There’s going to be a lot more actors joining the cast soon. That’s probably only about half of the total cast, really.

Is it a bit crazy to be directing Kevin Smith in your second movie?

He and I have become really close friends. Kevin always jokes that he can’t act but if you’ve ever seen him, even outside of his films in his sort of stand-up – not stand-up comedy, it’s more him being a storyteller like on the “Evening with Kevin Smith” DVD – he really has a real charisma and an ability to tell a story. If you look at someone who can have a presence like that on stage, to me that’s acting.

I’m working with a lot of comedians in this film and I’m hoping to take a lot of the performers I’m working with and show audiences a new dimension, a new side to their personality, and hopefully present a different variation of someone’s persona on screen.

Did Jason Lee commit to the project because of Kevin Smith?

Well, it’s funny. I think that they didn’t know about the other one being involved. A friend had tipped Jason off to the screenplay. He called his agent and said he wanted to meet me. I’ve been a huge fan of his from the beginning. And then I asked Kevin to play a role around the same time, and I think it was sort of just coincidence that they both ended up being in the film. I kind of joke with Kevin that, “Wow, I might be stealing all of your old cast members from your old movies.” I really have a real fondness and appreciation for Kevin’s comedic voice. He has a very distinct voice as a writer that very few people have. He knows exactly what he’s trying to say, you know? He’s one of the funniest people you’ll ever meet.