• Variety is reporting that Columbia Pictures has optioned the rights to “The Green Hornet”. Kevin gets a mention in the Variety article, but it doesn’t sound like they’ll be using his script as they’re sending the project out to other writers in the next few weeks. A brief snip:

The property had been in development at Universal and Miramax, with Kevin Smith developing it for the latter studio a few years ago (Daily Variety, Feb. 18, 2004). Moritz obtained the film rights and optioned them to Sony, where he’s based.

George Clooney was at one time attached but opted out to star in “The Peacemaker.” Mark Wahlberg, Jake Gyllenhaal and Jet Li also were rumored to have been involved at one time or another.

Naturally, this news spread across the web today at many of the other outlets as well:

If we hear of any more of Kev’s stuff being used, we’ll let you know, otherwise, won’t be following the story much more here at News Askew. We wish they’d have taken a cue from the stinkage of Superman Returns though and looked at Kevin’s draft, as his Supes work was FAR superior to what eventually surfaced.

• “Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back” gets its UK terrestrial premiere on BBC2 this Sunday (25 March) @ 11.15pm. As with all BBC programming – no ads & no edits!
• You can enjoy Joey Lauren Adam’s writing and directing debut, “Come Early Morning” in your living room NOW. The DVD for the film was released Tuesday, and should be available for sale online or at your local DVD store. The film was cited as a winner by critcs for Adams’ work behind and star Ashley Judd’s work in front of the camera.
• The BFI Lesbian and Gay Film Festival is showing Malcolm Ingram’s acclaimed View Askew-produced documentary “Small Town, Gay Bar”. You can catch it at the NFT Southbank in London on the dates March 31st (11:50) and April 4th (20:00). Prices are £8.60, concs £6.25 / matinee tickets for 16-18-year-olds £4.00.