- Well, as Kevin himself said, another bridge has been burnt, or perhaps was already burnt, as Tim Burton’s made a rather catty reply to the similarities of his Planet Of The Apes ending to a panel in Kev’s Jay & Silent Bob #3 comic from over 3 year ago. Here’s the page six article that summaries the incident:
by RICHARD JOHNSON
with Paula Froelich and Chris Wilson
DIRECTOR Kevin (”Chasing Amy”) Smith says the “surprise” ending of Tim Burton’s “Planet of the Apes” comes as no surprise – to anyone who saw it in one of his “Jay and Silent Bob” comic books three years ago. “My jaw hit the ground when I saw that scene,” Smith told Post movie critic Lou Lumenick. “I think I got robbed and I’m talking with my lawyers about possibly suing.” Smith’s Viewaskew web site features a comic-book image bearing a close resemblance to the ending of “Apes.” But Burton said, “I have not seen the image and anybody that knows me knows I do not read comic books. And I especially wouldn’t read anything that was created by Kevin Smith.”
Kevin addresses the article on the WWWBoard today:
Smell that?
That’s the pungent scent of yet another bridge being burnt.
From Today’s New York Post’s Page Six Gossip Column:
(Kevin then posted the article from above)
Not even ‘Superman Lives’, Tim?
Seriously, though – that’d be an excellent quote for the jacket of a book, wouldn’t it?
You can find a scan of the pic in question in our NewsBites section from yesterday.
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