- We know that you’re lazy (come on, just admit it) so it’s always nice when you click a button and have the news seen and heard instead
of just reading it. So today, we lead off with good news, folks – Two new interviews with Kevin and Ben, in all their audiovisual glory. Ben talks about
reprising the role of Daredevil (citing Kevin’s Daredevil comic run as a great sequel he’d come back for), working with Kevin, and the Passion of the
Clerks. Kevin sheds some light on the Star Wars TV show in his interview, though is suspiciously careful NOT
to give a definite answer regarding his involvement. Both were interviewed by the IESB at Affleck’s “Surviving Christmas” premiere.
Archive for October 15th, 2004
Kevin on “The Green Hornet” Script, “Star Wars” and Other Projects
- The always thorough and entertaining ABOUT.COM checks in yet again with another exclusive,
detailed interview with Kevin, covering the latest on his Green Hornet involvement, the Star Wars TV rumors,
and lots more. Here’s a few choice passages:
What’s going on with the “Green Hornet” script? Have you finished it?
Oh God. You’re one of those people like my f***ing wife (laughing), like f***ing Harvey Weinstein. Everybody’s, “Did you finish the ‘Green Hornet’ script?” I will finish the “Green Hornet” script by November 1st.
Right now it’s just f***ing vexing me. And everybody keeps asking me about it.
How far along are you?
I’m 100 pages in. And my wife was just like, “Well, great. So that means 20 pages until you are done.” I’m like, “I don’t think so. I think there’s another 100 pages left to tell the story.”
What happens if the follow-up doesn’t satisfy the fans? “Clerks” has such a cult following.
I mean for me, that’s the thing. If you kind of invest a lot in the reaction of everybody else, you go f***ing crazy. If invested a lot in the reaction of the audience, I’d probably open my wrist after “Jersey Girl.” But for me it’s like, does it satisfy me? Am I happy with it? I mean right now in the script stage, I’m totally happy with it.
Read the whole interview at their site.
View Askew NewsBites™
- There’s a fantastic new article on the Jersey Girl and Clerks X DVDs up at Jim Hill Media. Hill is a reporter for all things Disney (among other things) and is very eloquent. The article again mentions a Fall 2005 target for the Clerks sequel.
- Ireland Online also has a few kind words on “Jersey Girl” today.
- The big news circulating the web today is the announcement of Chris Rock as the host of the next Oscars. Most stories seem to be mentioning his role in “Dogma” in their copy. This marks the first time that a View Askew vet has hosted the Academy Awards. 🙂 We’re looking forward to his work.
- Tomorrow morning, The Screen Savers site will put up a web exclusive chat with Jason Mewes. They’ve also gota short summary of the interview that took place on Thursday online, along with a new “Two Minute Chat” with the man they call Jay.
- Nickelodeon has started running a spotlight of Jason Lee featuring his new role as the villian in the new Pixar movie “The Incredibles”. In other Lee news, 411VM, a major skateboad publication is spotlighting Jason in its newest DVD issue.
- NewsItem.com names Clerks as one of their top 10 funny films to put you in a better mood:
6. “Clerks” — The directorial debut of Kevin Smith shot on a shoestring budget. “Clerks” follows the story of hapless convenience store clerk Dante “I’m not even supposed to be here today” Hicks, his best friend Randal and two stoners outside the building who became pop culture icons, Jay and Silent Bob. (This is one that’s not for kids.) Favorite scene: Randal ordering a laundry list of X-rated movies for the video store while a mother and child wait to see if he can order “Happy Scrappy: Hero Pup” for them.
- Could the new Clerks flick mark an ongoing return for Jay & Bob to the big screen? MTV.com runs this blurb today:
He’s hard at work on a “Clerks” sequel, and now Kevin Smith is thinking about a “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back” follow-up. “So many people ask about it — I’m just like, ‘Where were all you mother—-ers when they were in their own movie in theaters? I could have used your help!” Smith said. “That makes me think every once in a while, and ‘Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back’ did really well on DVD. I’m like, ‘Wow, if we made a Jay and Bob movie now, we might clean up.’ But I don’t know, that’s not a reason to make a movie.” A sequel would be a few years off, regardless, as Smith is committed to “The Green Hornet” after “The Passion of the Clerks.” …