Archive for August 15th, 2004

Kevin Coming Back To Comics?

August 15th @ 11:16 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Matt Booker, Chris Norris

  • Popular writer Brian Bendis has revealed that he’s hoping to get Kevin back on board for a “What if…” Daredevil storyline that he’s got
    planned:
I have wanted Marvel to bring back ‘What If…’ in any capacity for so long. So, I jumped all over it when it was finally approved. In the first issue I’m
doing a Daredevil story, ‘What if Karen Page had lived?’ In the great ‘What If…’ tradition we’re taking Daredevil down a path that only could only be
imagined in the regular title. It’s Alex Maleev and me with a cover by Joe Quesada. I believe Kevin Smith will be contributing on some level. He’s supposed
to co-write it with me, but if he doesn’t I’ll just write it. I wanted to drag his ass back to comics, whether he liked it or not! We’ll see if he can
squeeze it in.”

That’s right, writer/director Kevin Smith will be making a return to comics after an extended absence.

“I thought it was one of those things that would be great to do together,” continued Bendis. “Basically, I want to mesh our two ‘Daredevil’ arcs. In other
words, where I took Daredevil versus where he had Daredevil. I thought it would be interesting and we’ll see what happens. If not, I’ll just do it. I’m not
making any promises, see what I’m doing here?”

Sounds GREAT to us! We’d love to see Kevin back in the writing fold, even co-writing with Bendis would be way cool and probably help with all of those
looming deadlines. We’ll keep you posted if we hear more.

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Casting Rumors: “Fletch” & “Hornet”…

August 15th @ 11:16 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Eric Fortune, Greg Trawinski

  • A couple of rumors surrounding casting of 2 of Kevin’s on the bubble projects right now have popped up, and Moviehole has the scoop on them both. First off, a rumor that’s been long floating around here at News Askew regarding the new Fletch. That being that Ryan Reynolds is a frontrunner:
That comeback comedy could be the one to go after that though, he need a bit of a ‘push’ though. Rumour has it that Reynolds is one of the more popular names on Kevin Smith’s wish-list to wear the Irwin ‘Fletch’ Flether guise when “Fletch Won” gets off the ground. Talking on the Blade Trinity Message Boards today, Reynolds says he has had discussions about it but isn’t too keen on it at the moment. “..it’s been brought up a few times. I’ve loved this character my whole life – in the same way that i’d be intimidated to play Superman, the character would require far too much of a responsibility to the fans. i’d be too in my head trying to get it right instead of just letting it flow. not to mention, it’s been done.”

We assume that if Blade 3 puts Reynolds on the map, this is a strong possibility.

Next up, there’s that Jet Li as Kato in Green Hornet thing that’s been whispered about all the way back to the day the project was first announced. Again, Moviehole has the story. Here’s what Li had to say regarding the role:

“That’s a long time ago,” Li said. “Five or six years ago, I heard about it. Before, it was a Universal movie but right now it changed to the other [studio, Miramax/Dimension] and I heard everybody talk about it, but I’m not attached right now.”

If Kevin Smith asks him, he may consider it though.”It really depends on the script. Each director will change the story. Seven years ago, maybe it was still The Green Hornet but what kind of story? Right now, the market has changed, the audience changed, maybe they changed the script.”

JoBlo also covers these stories as well as teases a few of the other things we’ve been talking about lately, including of course the Clerks X DVD (which we’re knee-deep in going through today, it’s an INCREDIBLE amount of material), and of course that “small project” that we’re expecting to hear an official announcement about any day now. Stay tuned! It’s gonna be exciting…

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August 15th @ 11:15 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Ryan Maxwell, Gordon McFarland, Tosia Hodgins, Tim Hobday

  • With its release this week, there’s quite a bit of “Jersey Girl” press happening in Australia and New Zealand. So, we figured we’d run
    down a few of the articles and reviews for you. First up, Australian website Moviehole gives the film 3 and a half stars in their review. Here’s a snippet:
Affleck is the best he’s ever been as the empathetic, but slightly lost Ollie, giving the most adult performance of his career. He absolutely shines in the scenes with his on-screen daughter, giving it his all when the script calls for a wallop of emotion. But the best thing about the film is Director Smith. This is perceptibly his most personal film to date. From the topic of raising a daughter, to the differences between living in a small town and a big city – he clearly knows what he’s talking about. Best of all, he injects a sense of level-headedness and kindness into proceedings here, which is about as welcome as it is surprising.

This article from an Australian news site covers Affleck’s
crazy life in the press over the past year, and his feelings towards Jersey Girl today. About the film, he says:

“I felt like both of us wanted to do something different to what we’d been doing. I’d been doing a series of action movies and Kevin had done a pretty broad comedy in Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back, and I said to Kevin ‘Let’s do something like Chasing Amy that’s like a smaller, more contained story about people’ and so I really felt that this movie for Kevin was, in a weird way, a return to what both of us had done before,” he says.

“His life is in a different place so a personal story from him now is not going to be about endlessly wondering about the mysteries of female sexuality, which is where his head was then. And the script still has Kevin’s irreverent, somewhat subversive, tone.”

And finally, Melbourne newspaper “The Age” gives the film a very kind review. Click the image to read it.

  • Rerun alert: The episode of MADtv featuring Kevin will be repeating on Fox stations on 9/4. The normal airtime is 11 PM EST, but you
    should check your local listings to be safe.
  • There was an IFC scheduling error with Clerks last week, so it didn’t air. The new schedule indicates it’ll air this Saturday at 12:00
    EST and the following Sunday at 6:00 AM EST.

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