• Kevin stars alongside Tim Olyphant and Jennifer Garner, stealing the show in “Catch and Release”, opening in theaters nationwide a week from tomorrow (Friday, January 26th). We really dig the flick and think it’s an excellent date movie that both guys and gals will love — Make plans to check this one out next weekend. In the meantime, we’ll be following some of the film’s press as the big day approaches. Let’s take a look at some of today’s offerings:

• The awesome IESB have posted a BUNCH of clips from the film, along with a featurette and a Behind-The-Scenes short. The clips are available in both Windows Media and Quicktime formats. Kevin of course pops up for some laughs in many of the clips. If you’re looking for a good one to start with, try “She’s Out”.
• Next up, Kevin is mentioned in this interview with star Timothy Olyphant.
• Finally, here’s some stuff from a recent press junket, ALL courtesy of collider.com:
  • Interview: KEVIN SMITH (Available In Both Text And MP3 Audio Format)
    NOTE: We highly suggest you check this one out ASAP or listen, as Kevin talks about the film and everything from Die Hard to the horror flick – a GREAT interview! Too much to clip here, just READ/LISTEN!!!
  • Interview: Jennifer Garner (Available In Both Text And MP3 Audio Format)
    Kevin is best friends with Ben. How involved is he with your day to day life?

    I think they mostly just write hateful e-mails back and forth. From what I can tell.

    Do you read them?

    No. I just hear Ben laughing to himself when he’s returning one, maniacally alone.

    Is Ben as profane as Kevin is?

    That’s probably why I don’t’ read them. He isn’t around me but I have a feeling with Kevin, yes.

    What’s it’s like to work with improvisational Kevin?

    It was good for me and it was a blast. He never once said the lines that were on the page. I don’t know if Susannah told you this, but she would say during a scene, “Please just once do it like I’ve written it.” I mean, she’s an Academy Award nominated writer. Do what she wrote.” But he couldn’t. Every now and then he’d do it and he blatantly would say, “Just give me a line reading. Just tell me how you want me to say it because your line doesn’t make sense to me.” And she would be like, “Ugh, Kevin.” And she’d do the line for him which that’s the no-no of directing and acting and he would do it and he’d be hysterical. So he was a novelty on set.

  • Interview: Tim Olyphant (Available In Both Text And MP3 Audio Format)
    And you’re with Kevin Smith again.

    Timothy: Yeah. I went first day and there’s Kevin. Disappointed.. no!

    I hear he writes his own dialogue.

    Timothy: He was throwing things out there on Die Hard and not just for his character. Kevin’s funny.

    How is it to interact with him? You’re a more straightforward actor.

    Timothy: I try not to interact with him too much because it ends up on a blog. And, how do you know if I’m straightforward or not straightforward.

    Because of the way you speak and the way you approach your roles, and because the director told us that Kevin was this way in this movie. [laughter] But what’s it like being around someone like that?

    Timothy: It’s all the same. I really think it’s all the same. At the end of the day, you read enough to know that everybody’s going about it in their own ways but it comes down to you’re doing some very simple actions that help the story. My job’s the same. I have a sense, hopefully, of what the scene’s about and what I’m trying to do and, other than that, you make yourself available to what is going on around you. It’s like a boxing metaphor. You have a sense of what you’re trying to accomplish but, once you get in the ring, you don’t want to be so stuck in that because, if the other guys does something that you weren’t expecting, it might be a good idea to come up with another plan. I think that’s all it is. I don’t find working with Kevin any different than working with anybody else. In a way, all it does is force you to listen more because you don’t know what he’s going to say. And that’s not a bad thing.

Don’t miss CATCH AND RELEASE in theaters next weekend!!!