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Zack & Miri To Film In Pittsburgh, PA…

October 14th @ 2:02 pm | 4 Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • Just as we were prepping a big editorial to explain why we believed that “Zack and Miri Make A Porno” would film in Pittsburgh, PA, Kevin just went ahead and confirmed that very fact today. While the original talk was Minnesota, there are now cheaper areas to film in — Pittsburgh was one of those cities. We thought that this was VERY likely as well when we caught the passing mention on the Craig Ferguson show last week. Why? Well, a few reasons.


    For “Dogma”, Kevin and Scott took production into Pittsburgh with great success. The city was incredibly cooperative and we saw one of the most visual Smith films ever, with a variety of locales making it easy to look like any town they needed. So, the guys KNOW the city. Even better, the weather. Living here, we know how cold and snowy it gets around that time of the year, so there’s really no question that the gang will get the snow that they need for the production. While we’ve had mild January weather the past two years, February has been extremely cold here, so cold in fact that snow covered the ground most of the month. Without a doubt, you’ll be seeing some genuine Pennsylvania snow in this one.

    Naturally, we are extremely excited to hear this announcement. We’re just around 3 short hours east of Pittsburgh here in central Pennsylvania, which should make for a fantastic opportunity for us to simply drive in for some exclusive News Askew coverage. Our position here with View Askew along with Kevin’s generosity with access on the set could quite possibly make for some of the best coverage we’ve ever had for a film — Not to mention since there’s no air travel involved, we may even be able to make multiple visits in, depending on the weather, the shooting schedule, and of course the allowances of the production. So, with this news, expect a very exciting winter here at News Askew, as Kevin’s next production movies pratcially into our back yard. Now if we could only convince them to bring the next project into Harrisburg.

    With the shooting schedule they are currently planning, Kevin expects we’ll see the film on the big screen in Fall 2008. Just a year from now. Watch for some fantastic exclusive coverage on this Pittsburgh production right here. We already can’t wait to get started.

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October 14th @ 2:01 pm | 1 Comment » | Scooped by Ryan, Brian Dailey, Alonso Duralde

  • More “Boring Ass Life” press rolls onto the web today, with a Canadian webcast titled “Webnation”. Episode 15 features the new webcam-based sit-down with Kevin and host Amber MacArthur. The video should stream automatically in your browser, skip towards the end if you just want to watch the Kevin stuff. Watch him talk about blogging, Degrassi, and do some silly flirting with the cute host. The chat runs around 5 minutes or so.
  • Mewes on the Marquee! Our scooper Brian took this shot and sent it to us — It’s from the Eerie Horror Film Fest set in Erie, Pennsylvania, where Mewes is in town pimping his latest film “Netherbeast Incorporated”.
  • Look for a small reference to Jersey Girl in this Will Smith mention from a movies.com piece naming “25 Star Making Roles”.