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Give him credit for one thing: Kevin Smith is true to his word. After giving Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada a bit part in his new flick, “Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back,” the fanboy filmmaker vowed he’d start “casting from the DC talent pool.” And he did. Bob Schreck, Smith’s editor on Green Arrow, has made a cameo appearance in the film, and “Batman Adventures” co-creator Paul Dini has also grabbed some face time in front of the camera.

“I was thrilled and delighted,” said Dini. But it didn’t come without it’s minor difficulties. Dini had two lines, which he said he “rehearsed all weekend.” But upon reaching the set, one of his lines was given to another actor. “Kevin felt kinda bad, so he said, ‘Well, ad-lib something else.’ We came up with something new on the spot. It was a hoot.” Dini had a hoot in another way, too – working with “Star Wars” actor and longtime friend Mark Hamill, who does the voice of the Joker for Dini’s “Batman” cartoons. Although specifications of Hamill’s part are under wraps, Dini did mention that Hamill plays “a classic bad guy, just like the Joker.”

And that ain’t all. On day 40 of production, Smith got final approval for an actual Marvel Comics character to make a cameo appearance. No, it ain’t Spider-man, whose rights are held by Sony. “But it’s a character close to my heart,” Smith said. “Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back” is due in theaters August 10.