- Kevin recently fielded some questions regarding some old projects, namely one regarding a television show he created a concept for around the time of “Hiatus†called “Hating Halâ€. He hasn’t really elaborated on this long since forgotten project since it was posted on the summaries way back when. He also talks a bit about “Name†again and he revealed that if the flick had been made years ago, Jason Lee and Joey Lauren Adams would’ve been the leads, with Ben Affleck in a supporting role, kind of a reverse “Chasing Amy†line up:
KEVIN SMITH: No – the Name leads were gonna be Lee and Joey, with Ben in a supporting role.
CG: And since “Hiatus†was the Jason Lee porn show, what was “Hating Hal�
KS: A show about a dude who’s ex writes a book about breaking up with him that becomes a massive international best-seller and changes his life forever. Once again, it’s important to seize upon those ideas sooner rather than later, ‘lest someone else winds up doing something similar. (October Road)
CG: And how was it going to be connected to the earliest incarnation of “Clerks 2″?
KS: Um… I don’t know. Did I say it was somewhere? Because I can’t think of anything from “Hal†that wound up in “Clerks IIâ€.
CG: Was that title a nod to Hal Hartley after his asshole remarks towards you years ago?
KS: Nah.
CG: Any chance of “Hiatus†and “Hating Hal†in the future?
KS: Double nah.
There ya have it, folks. Onward and upward!
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