- It’s thrilling to see tidbits from Kevin this week, who confirms that “Red State” is now underway with a couple day’s work in front of the cameras already in the books. This project’s got us real excited, as it’s a complete genre change, the first non-comedic project as a writer-director, and a script that we know very, very little about.
Take a look at Mr. Smith’s “Red”-related tweets from the week so far:
Rolled our first few feet of film on RED STATE, featuring Michael Angarano & Anna Gunn – great actors, even in wide, MOS establishing shots.
Tomorrow is our first full day on RED STATE. Some high school stuff with our boys: the aforementioned Angarano, Kyle Gallner & Nick Braun.
Via @VideoETA “Can you confirm casting/offers to Pollack and/or Melissa Leo?” I cannot confirm offers; I can confirm they’re both cast.
RED STATE fully underway. Observations: Michael, Kyle & Nick crushed the first scene. Excellent crew. Red cameras rock. Catering top-notch.
RED STATE, Day 1 felt like coming home. Big thanks to a great cast & crew. And HUGE thanks to the Tweeps who came down to do background.
Sounds like a fantastic start, always good to hear. How about a blast from the past? The news that Kevin was going to make a horror flick first broke on August 6, 2006 — Yes, that’s how long it took this week to become a reality! From the full detail story a few days later, which even contains the video of Kevin’s first public reveal of the plans to make the flick…
…You can now check out the famous Rock-Paper-Scissors sequence on YouTube, where Kevin first announced his intentions to do a horror flick.
Kevin’s also recently posted this blurb on the flick: “…it’ll be pretty different from anything else I’ve done thus far – that much I can tell you. There may be a few chuckles in it along the way, but it won’t be comedy-horror. It’ll be chills and gore.”
No release date has been set just yet, but as production continues, we’ll have all your news here.
Archive for September 24th, 2010
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- G4’s “Attack of the Show” gives great press to the awesome SModcastle with a new 10 minute segement with Kevin and Scott from the mecca itself. You’ll also catch some of the best-yet recorded looks at the theater, the lobby, the decoration, and more. The interview covers all the shows and their genesis and is done up perfectly as only G4 could. Recommended for you to watch immediately , as it’s the coolest press we’ve seen for the SModcastle and SModcast brands yet. Good on ya, G4.
- The Wall Street Journal runs a nice story on the recent 25th anniverasry “The Breakfast Club” event which Kevin hosted. A clip:
What could have been a mournful memorial instead became a hilarious and engaging evening. Kevin Smith, noted director and Southwest Airlines enemy, was ecstatic at getting the opportunity to host the panel; his enthusiasm heralded not only the appreciation of a great director, but also the celebration of an iconic film beloved by millions of teenagers.
“I wish I could go in a time machine and tell my 14-year-old self that I was going to be on stage right now,” Smith said to introduce the panel. “And he would say to me, ‘How the f– did you get so fat? You’re hosting ‘The Breakfast Club’? Did you eat the breakfast club?'”
Continuing seriously, he added: “John had his own Hughes-iverse. I wanted to do the same with my films.”