- We’ve been going back and forth with Peter over at /film, who had a similar idea when he posted the Wizard interview bit we posted regarding what a great fit Kevin would be for “SuperMax”, the in-development Green Arrow action flick. We first mentioned the notion when we posted the Wizard interview earlier this week here at News Askew, simply stating it would be a neat collaboration. Peter posted a similar story almost simultaneously though assures us it’s just coincidence — We both just, well, had the same idea when reading the Wizard piece. So, that’s that.
Today, just to show you how rumors can fly out of control, check out this story from Daily India, which claims that Kevin IS directing the film. Wow, some stretch, huh? No concrete sources, mind you. Sigh.
At any rate, here’s Kevin, who gives the final answer via a brief TalkBack at Cinematical today:
I dig Peter at slashfilm, but that conjecture was a real stretch.
I.E. – No, I’m not directing “SuperMax”. You may all breathe a sigh of relief now.
Will this end the speculation? Let’s hope so. More news later!
Archive for August 9th, 2007
Kev Talks Rosario, Prom, & More…
- Kevin’s provided fans with an extensive post via the online blogs which first addresses the fresh news of Rosario’s scheduling conflict with “Zack and Miri Make A Porno”, as well as a few words (and pictures) regarding the big birthday celebration in Red Bank last week. His words include links to sites reporting on the Rosario sitch, as well (as always) an elegantly crafted response to the news:
How did this happen, you ask?
Well… it’s kinda my fault.
I wrote “Zack and Miri” with two actors in mind for the respective leads: Rosario, natch, as Miri, and this other guy as Zack. The idea was to shoot it sometime after the first of the year, post “Red State”, but the reaction to the “Zack and Miri” script was so enthusiastic across the boards (from producer Scott Mosier, everyone at the Weinstein Co., the agents and managers of both Rosario as well as the unnamed male lead, Entertainment Weekly), that it got fast-tracked into first position (something that wasn’t hard to do, considering “Red State” wasn’t finished yet). Suddenly, we were looking at an Oct/Nov ‘07 start for “Zack and Miri”.
Then, our prospective male lead needed some time to get some stuff done, so we moved “Zack and Miri” back to a January start – which would mean a late October/early November pre-production start (precluding any pre-”Zack” start for “Red State”). This would’ve mean Rosario would be sitting on her hands all fall, waiting to shoot “Zack and Miri”. And with the impending strike, with actors not knowing if they’re gonna be working at all post-March, that’s a tough request to make of any actor.
Then, along comes “Eagle Eye” – the flick starring man-of-the-moment Shia LeBeouf, to be directed by “Disturbia” helmer D.J. Caruso – based on an original idea by…
Wait for it…
Steven fucking Spielberg.
I mean, who wouldn’t take that gig?
Problem is, “Eagle Eye” starts shooting in November and doesn’t wrap ’til Feb/March. Well, that’s not really a problem for anyone… except me and “Zack and Miri”.
So here I sit, momentarily, without a leading lady.
Kevin goes on to explain the many other re-castings over the years, including “Chasing Amy”, “Dogma”, and even “Clerks II”. And we all know just how well that all turned out, don’t we? In fact, we were lucky enough to see Ms. Dawson star in “Clerks II” after a long casting process, so who knows just what gem of an actress that the crew will come up with to replace her — Personally, we can’t wait. It’s another exciting bit of news we’ll have to follow here at News Askew.
Kevin also goes on to explain his love for the week, especially the Q&A and the View Askew prom, which was a MAJOR success:
I’m tellin’ ya, it may sound dopey and queer (meaning odd), but it was a blast. And while we went a bit overboard due to it being my 37th (”37? being the number I built a career on), the whole thing was so successful, we might have to do it every year. There’s simply nothing like being able to put together your own playlist, wearing whatever you wanna wear, or dancing with your wife and kid – all at your a prom you actually want to attend. Fuck high school: late thirties is the new adolescence!Don’t miss Kevin’s blog post for a TON of pictures and more detail. What a fantastic week in Red Bank. We thank everyone who made it possible, and already eagerly anticipate the Smith clan’s return to the east coast.
Note: Though Michelle Monaghan is being widely reported as cast in “Eagle Eye” today, we’re assuming that there are multiple female roles — So don’t assume that she’s in and Rosario is out. It’s likely that both are in the film. We’ll of course keep you up to date with the latest right here.
View Askew NewsBites™
- Both Dark Horizons, /film and Cinematical have picked up on our “SuperMax” rumor that we posted back on Tuesday. We want to go on record here and say that we were just speculating, widly speculating at that — And any announcement on that 10th film is probably at least a year away. A lot can change in that time. We like to speculate here, but that doesn’t certainly mean there’s any truth to it at all. Thanks for noticing, though.
- More critical kudos for “Small Town, Gay Bar” (on DVD this week) from Edge Magazine today:
“This film is heartening, funny, sad, informative, and in some parts downright offensive in its candid look at reality. small town gay bar was an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival and though it did not win any awards, it did receive a standing ovation. The film did hit theatres in a very limited release, but will hit its stride now on DVD, at least that is the hope of executive producer Kevin Smith, who has helped shepherd the project along since Ingram had pitched the film.”