Reading it is one thing, but let’s first start out with some live video. The Movie Blog presents choice segments from the now mythical panel featuring Judd Apatow, Zach Snyder, Frank Miller and, of course, Kevin Smith.

Here’s a rundown and snips from more press from this year’s San Diego Comic Con:

CNN: “Director wanted ‘Porno’ to have attractive sex”


“…”Going into it I wanted it to look better than the stuff we’d done in the past. It kind of looks like a real movie,” Smith said. “The most important thing was how do you shoot sex because I’ve never done that before. … I wanted the sex to look much better than my sex.”

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Zap2It: “‘Watchmen,’ Judd Apatow win Kevin Smith’s Comic-Con love”


“…Even though the Visionaries panel for filmmakers features heavyweights like Frank Miller and Zack Snyder, it’s pretty much the Kevin Smith show all the way, with a little comedic support from Judd Apatow.”

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New York Times: “More Sneak Peeks at Comic-Con”


“Also at Comic-Con, the writer and director Kevin Smith (“Clerks”) presented some footage from his new film, “Zack and Miri Make a Porno.” The comedy, starring Seth Rogen (“Knocked Up”) and Elizabeth Banks (“Meet Dave”), has been rated NC-17 by the Motion Picture Association of America, though Mr. Smith said he was hoping to have the rating changed to R. He told a crowd on Saturday that he edited and resubmitted the movie three times and that another hearing was scheduled for Aug. 4 to evaluate his latest cut.”

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Huffington Post: “I’m a Freak and Geek”


Cites that Kevin “received the biggest applause upon entering” the filmmakers’ panel, and that Zack & Miri “looks like it could be the funniest he’s ever made.”

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USA Today Blogs “Kevin Smith Welcomed Home”


The Comic-Con crowd certainly loves Smith, who has been to 15 straight comic-book conventions. Attendees kept him for almost an hour with questions, praise and the occasional stand-up routine.


“These are my people,” Smith says. “It almost doesn’t matter what kind of movie you bring here. If they feel you’re one of them – someone who loves comics, someone who really loves movies, they’ll get behind you.”