Archive for September 4th, 2004

More Passion of the Clerks Press…

September 4th @ 12:15 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • Yep, it’s still making the news rounds, and while there’s not a lot of new info, we just figured we’d let ya see how the big Clerks sequel
    news is sweeping the nation:
MTV – ‘Clerks’ DVD Inspires Kevin Smith To Write A Sequel

“…The director was in the middle of writing “The Green Hornet” when he decided to put it aside for “The Passion of the Clerks.” He still plans to finish the “Hornet” script in the coming months, although he’s not sure of his involvement beyond that.


The Houston Chronicle – ‘Clerks’ plans to return with a `Passion’

“The sequel — titled The Passion of the Clerks — is set to begin shooting in January. “


The Guardian – Kevin Smith to follow up Clerks

“…Smith has said that his recent work on the Clerks’ 10th anniversary DVD, released as Clerks X, was what inspired him to revisit the characters. He said that it reminded him of why he got started in the film business: to make talky, low-budget comedies.”

Kevin’s “Esquire” Photo Shoot…

September 4th @ 12:14 am | No Comments » | Scooped by S Cohn, Shawn McGuan

  • Esquire Magazine’s October 2004 issue is the Photo issue. Under the Hideously Invasive Photographs of Famous People, they say: “We gave cameras to five
    celebrities and assigned them to shoot themselves and the things that make them happy, horny, angry, amused…”. Kevin was one of those selected to shoot,
    and he treats us to a few words and photos of those he holds dearest. Click the page and enjoy.

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September 4th @ 12:14 am | No Comments » | Scooped by JP Muller, JWebaybuy, Alonso Duralde, Justin McGill, JuggyGales, Greg Trawinski

  • Here’s a site we don’t believe we’ve ran before, but one we enjoy — THE TRACER TIMELINE is a complete
    timeline of the Clerks animated series, incorporating such things as birth years, significant events, and more. Check it out!
  • Video Store Magazine has an article running on next week’s release of Clerks
    X and Jersey Girl to DVD. Nothing really new here, looks like info gathered up from other interviews.
  • Kevin chats with TV Guide Online about Ben & Jen, Green Hornet, and must-own DVDs in
    this short interview.

  • And speaking of TV Guide, here’s a scan of a Jersey Girl DVD blurb that ran featuring Kevin in the print TV Guide magazine this week.
  • AICN has a report on the Buena Vista event containing a few tidbits that we don’t recall
    reading anywhere else:
On the way in, I saw posters for ALADDIN, ALIAS and CLERKS. Just inside the door, they had animation legend Eric Goldberg seated at a table, drawing the
Genie for people. They also had an open bar and three separate buffet lines. One was Mediterranean, one was Asian, and one was Jersey-style. The most
ridiculous part of the set-up was two opaque screens in front of windows. Behind them, dancers dressed up like Jay and Silent Bob threw down their best
Solid Gold moves while everyone sat and ate. At least, I hope they were dancers. I knew Mewes hadn’t been working lately and Kevin will do anything to sell
his movies, but… seriously…

The evening wrapped up with a Q&A where Smith, Abrams, and Ming Na all took the stage together. I can’t say I really learned much, but it was very
entertaining. One reporter scolded Smith for his foul language. Another one pointed out that both Smith and Abrams had written failed SUPERMAN drafts.
“Well, to be fair, I failed years ago,” Kevin replied, “while JJ just failed recently. Tell me, JJ… what went wrong?”

Abrams smiled and shot back, “I just followed your advice, Kevin.”