- The Underground Operations Booking Agency, who handles gigs in Canada, has added Kevin to their booking availability list on the web. If you’re looking to have Mr. Smith show up for an event in Canada, hit up the site for more details and to get a hold of the man (who they list may also be available in conjuction with Jason Mewes for some events). Plus, Kevin always delivers a fantastic, memorable, unique performance everywhere he goes — A true crowd pleaser. We’re betting he’ll be traveling with exclusive new movie footage over the next few months, too.
- Comedian Patton Oswalt dropped the Kevin Smith name last night on “The Tonight Show”, when joking about delivering votes to Hilary Clinton through the “nerd vote” (which we assume means us as well, though we’re sure it’s meant in a GOOD way). If anyone’s got the clip, let us know.
- Don’t forget — The best show on television returns to Sci Fi TONIGHT. Battlestar Galactica will begin running its 4th season at 10 PM EST. If you can’t wait, you can even stream the show live on the Sci Fi website right now, though we’re waiting to watch in HD as it airs tonight. There’s never been a better reason to stay home on Friday (though the girlfriend may not necessarily agree with ya). If you’re not watching, get caught up, and get on board — We’ve watched a lot of TV in our day, and this is the medium at its best. And, of course, Kevin agrees. New Galactica at 10 PM TONIGHT! Whoohoo!
Archive for April, 2008
Kev Q&A: The Latest Round…
- Today, Kevin fields queries regarding Zack & Miri’s promotional plans, release date, budget, trailer status, and more. And check that final question for some sad news regarding the current state of the Chasing Amy X project:
Will you personally do a lot of interviews and so on to promote this film or will it be more the actors for interviews etc?
Kevin said: “I imagine I’ll be out there doing interviews to promote the flick, as per usual.”
When do you have to have the movie ‘locked’?
Kevin said: “Like, the day before it hits theaters (some folks make changes right up until then). But we’re scheduled to be done by second week of September.”
Any talk on Z&M being part of any of the film festivals this year?
Kevin said: “The only fest it’d be eligible for, schedule-wise, would be Toronto. But there’s been no talk about doing any fest screenings, really.”
Are you working on Z&M daily right now? What I mean is there something that needs doing every day?
Kevin said: “Today, we broke the film down into reels to send to the composer so he can get to work on some cues, then laid in some CG shots. Earlier this morning, I was cutting the ‘net teasers.”
Any chance if the test screenings go well that the release date might be bumped up to late summer/early fall?
Kevin said: “Nope. Too crowded there.”
Will you publish the script? No, I’m not looking to read it before it comes out, I mean “eventually”.
Kevin said:: “I’m game to do so.”
How did the Weinstein co. set your budget? Did you say “I need $25 Million” or did they just toss a briefcase at you full of cash?
Kevin said: “Scott and Laura budgeted the flick based on five day work weeks and salary projections, and we arrived at $25mil (which is actually kinda cheap).”
Why is this budget set so much higher than your previous films (excluding Jersey Girl)? Did the Weinstein Co. like the script more, or did you know you would need more money than on previous films?
Kevin said: “To be fair, it’s only five mil more than “Jay and Silent Bob” (and ten million less than “Jersey Girl”). And most of that price difference, as you might imagine, has more to do with salaries than anything else.
“Clerks II” cost five million largely because a) we were in one location the whole time, with limited movement, and b) nobody really got paid (I did the movie for free, when all was said and done). This flick’s a bit more complicated than that flick, and it stars a guy who gets more than scale at this point, so the budget’s bound to be bigger.”
What ever happened to the Chasing Amy 10th Anniversary DVD?
Kevin said: “The Disney/Weinstein rift happened. We were game, but the folks at Disney Home Video slowed it all to a stand-still. Jerks.”
So, Kevin’s got the internet teasers for the film cut, which is exciting — We bet those drop on us sometime in April, as it’s going to be tough to keep them from the world, we’re guessing.
As for the Chasing Amy 10th Anniversary DVD project, we’re still hopeful that Kevin finds a way to release just the supplemental DVD to go with the original Criterion disc, as once planned. The reuinion Q&A is something we know you’d all enjoy, along with enough other new stuff to make what many argue is the best View Askewniverse film of the bunch even sweeter for home viewing. We’ll keep our eyes open on that project, and of course be back with you as more news on “Zack And Miri Make a Porno” breaks.
View Askew NewsBites™
- Here’s a neat treat to kick off the ‘Bites today — Our source in Pittsburgh hooks us up with some never-before-seen concept work done for “Dogma” almost 10 years ago. This comes to us courtesy of an artist named Frank Ferraro, who was involved with Scott and Kevin during the early concept stages for the film, where they discussed what they wanted to do as far as creating Mooby and the Golgothan. We’re not sure of the exact background of each photo or drawing here, but we’re told these were combined concept works done by Kevin, his crew, and Ferraro. So, if you’re interested, click to take a closer look at the first-ever drawings and photos of Mooby and that famous brown demon, never before seen anywhere before! A great addition to the News Askew archives today. Enjoy.
- Mahalo lists some of their favorite fictitious movie and TV brands, and Mooby’s makes the cut amongst many other great fake companies in multimedia history. Check out the full piece complete with write-ups and video evidence from the chosen brands.
