- There has been no OFFICIAL word yet, but students in Canada are reporting purchasing tickets to Kevin’s Toronto Q&A that is now scheduled
for November 18, 2004. Students are already having busses scheduled taking them from their school directly to the event as part of their ticket price
Tickets are just available in North Bay because Nipissing is a part of the group of schools that are presenting the event. We’re expecting the Roy Thomson
Hall host the event, which will be filmed for inclusion on the Evening With Kevin Smith II DVD. Once we have official confirmation, and know where the
public can get tix (if at all), we’ll have that all for ya right here at the ‘ol News Askew.
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- This article starts out with a brief profile of
“Donnie Darko” and “Southland Tales” writer/director Richard Kelly, which includes the following tidbit: “Keep your fingers crossed for a Kevin Smith
(a.k.a. ‘Silent Bob’) rendition of No Doubt’s ‘Don’t Speak.’” Interesting… - Confusion city! Now Dark Horizons runs this blurb with Affleck saying he won’t do Daredevil 2 no matter WHAT:
But when talking future projects, one thing was emphatically clear from the Oscar winning screenwriter: “Daredevil 2” is most definitely not on the agenda, despite his upcoming cameo in “Elektra”. “I’m definitely not going to do it. No more action films, they’re fucking boring.” said Affleck.
This comes as a surprise after a video interview the other day with the man indicated he would be interested if they did either Kevin Smith’s comic storyline or the “Born Again” subplot. In the last few days, it seems something must have changed his mind.
Believe what you will, folks. We know for sure there’s no DD2 on the table now, however you never know what studios could come up with.
- We’re always happy to see the guy behind the guy getting his dues: The Scott Mosier fanlisting
has gone online. What is a fanlisting, you may ask? A fanlisting is a place for all fans of a particular show, movie, actor, actress, singer, etc. to come
together and build the biggest listing of people from all around the world who are fans of that subject. All you need is a valid e-mail address to join. - Seems the Movieline site would like to see Kevin to put Jay & Bob
in a remake of “Midnight Cowboy”. - A newly slimmer Ethan Supplee was spotted as a guest star on NBC’s “Third Watch” over the weekend. We hear he looks EASILY 150 lbs
lighter than he has recently.
New Video Interviews Available…
- We know that you’re lazy (come on, just admit it) so it’s always nice when you click a button and have the news seen and heard instead
of just reading it. So today, we lead off with good news, folks – Two new interviews with Kevin and Ben, in all their audiovisual glory. Ben talks about
reprising the role of Daredevil (citing Kevin’s Daredevil comic run as a great sequel he’d come back for), working with Kevin, and the Passion of the
Clerks. Kevin sheds some light on the Star Wars TV show in his interview, though is suspiciously careful NOT
to give a definite answer regarding his involvement. Both were interviewed by the IESB at Affleck’s “Surviving Christmas” premiere.
Kevin on “The Green Hornet” Script, “Star Wars” and Other Projects
- The always thorough and entertaining ABOUT.COM checks in yet again with another exclusive,
detailed interview with Kevin, covering the latest on his Green Hornet involvement, the Star Wars TV rumors,
and lots more. Here’s a few choice passages:
What’s going on with the “Green Hornet” script? Have you finished it?
Oh God. You’re one of those people like my f***ing wife (laughing), like f***ing Harvey Weinstein. Everybody’s, “Did you finish the ‘Green Hornet’ script?” I will finish the “Green Hornet” script by November 1st.
Right now it’s just f***ing vexing me. And everybody keeps asking me about it.
How far along are you?
I’m 100 pages in. And my wife was just like, “Well, great. So that means 20 pages until you are done.” I’m like, “I don’t think so. I think there’s another 100 pages left to tell the story.”
What happens if the follow-up doesn’t satisfy the fans? “Clerks” has such a cult following.
I mean for me, that’s the thing. If you kind of invest a lot in the reaction of everybody else, you go f***ing crazy. If invested a lot in the reaction of the audience, I’d probably open my wrist after “Jersey Girl.” But for me it’s like, does it satisfy me? Am I happy with it? I mean right now in the script stage, I’m totally happy with it.
Read the whole interview at their site.
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- There’s a fantastic new article on the Jersey Girl and Clerks X DVDs up at Jim Hill Media. Hill is a reporter for all things Disney (among other things) and is very eloquent. The article again mentions a Fall 2005 target for the Clerks sequel.
- Ireland Online also has a few kind words on “Jersey Girl” today.
- The big news circulating the web today is the announcement of Chris Rock as the host of the next Oscars. Most stories seem to be mentioning his role in “Dogma” in their copy. This marks the first time that a View Askew vet has hosted the Academy Awards. 🙂 We’re looking forward to his work.
- Tomorrow morning, The Screen Savers site will put up a web exclusive chat with Jason Mewes. They’ve also gota short summary of the interview that took place on Thursday online, along with a new “Two Minute Chat” with the man they call Jay.
- Nickelodeon has started running a spotlight of Jason Lee featuring his new role as the villian in the new Pixar movie “The Incredibles”. In other Lee news, 411VM, a major skateboad publication is spotlighting Jason in its newest DVD issue.
- NewsItem.com names Clerks as one of their top 10 funny films to put you in a better mood:
6. “Clerks” — The directorial debut of Kevin Smith shot on a shoestring budget. “Clerks” follows the story of hapless convenience store clerk Dante “I’m not even supposed to be here today” Hicks, his best friend Randal and two stoners outside the building who became pop culture icons, Jay and Silent Bob. (This is one that’s not for kids.) Favorite scene: Randal ordering a laundry list of X-rated movies for the video store while a mother and child wait to see if he can order “Happy Scrappy: Hero Pup” for them.
- Could the new Clerks flick mark an ongoing return for Jay & Bob to the big screen? MTV.com runs this blurb today:
He’s hard at work on a “Clerks” sequel, and now Kevin Smith is thinking about a “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back” follow-up. “So many people ask about it — I’m just like, ‘Where were all you mother—-ers when they were in their own movie in theaters? I could have used your help!” Smith said. “That makes me think every once in a while, and ‘Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back’ did really well on DVD. I’m like, ‘Wow, if we made a Jay and Bob movie now, we might clean up.’ But I don’t know, that’s not a reason to make a movie.” A sequel would be a few years off, regardless, as Smith is committed to “The Green Hornet” after “The Passion of the Clerks.” …
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- How’s this for cool news? Bryan Johnson and Walt Flanagan have signed a deal with IDW Publishing to create their on 4-issue comic book miniseries, entitled KARNEY. It will follow a group of twisted sideshow performers traveling from town to town. The title will debut in April 2005.
- According to the Associated Press, Green Arrow issue #43 will reveal that Green Arrow’s sidekick Mia is struggling with a personal battle against HIV. As you may remember, Mia is a character that was created by Kevin during his run on Green Arrow a few years back. You can read more about it right HERE.
- Finally today, here’s an excerpt from a recent interview given by Edgar Wright, the director of the great SHAUN OF THE DEAD and SPACED, discussing among other things, his opinion on other directors:
-Kevin Smith
Definitely a big inspiration again as a young film-maker. Remember vividly seeing ‘Clerks’ after making my own way-too-ambitious first effort and thinking ‘why didn’t I think of that’. Curious to see his next move, hear he’s going to do ‘Clerks: Ten Years Later’.
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- Tickets are going on sale this Thursday, October 14, for Kevin’s appearance at the University Of Hartford on Friday, October 22. You can call the Lincoln Theater box office at 860-768-4228. Tickets will go fast, so make sure you get yours!
Kev Calls “Opie & Anthony” on XM!
- Kevin made a call yesterday to the new Opie & Anthony Show on XM satellite radio. He actually had the distinction of being their first
celebrity guest.We’ve got the complete audio of the call here if you’d like to listen, or you can simply read the summary we’ve got here. Not much new
information during the interview, but Kev dished on the following:
– Kevin defended George Lucas’s decision to change the “Star Wars” movies for their DVD release.
– He plugged the “Clerks X” DVD set.
– He stated that only Dante, Randal, Jay, and Silent Bob would be back for “Clerks 2.”
– He gave some props to George Carlin and said that the guy only made one bad movie…”Jersey Girl.”
– He mentioned that he’ll be in Jersey this November to accept an award from the NJ Educational Association.
All the major players in radio seem to finally be embracing satellite, including Howard Stern, the biggest name in radio, who announced a voluntary move
to Sirius radio last week. We can’t wait for the uncensored show.
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- “Joey” as the Green Hornet? Dark Horizons posted this in their rumor mill:
‘Jack-out-of-his-box’ says that “I had an audition for “Joey” the other day, for Warner Bros. I’ve yet to hear back about the part and did hear some
interesting gossip while at the lot. Matt Le Blanc has apparently had meetings to star in the Green Hornet for the Weinsteins. Seems that apparently
getting someone of his statue would keep the budget down on the film quite a bit, and that’s what they’re going for, without having to resort to an
unknown”.
interesting gossip while at the lot. Matt Le Blanc has apparently had meetings to star in the Green Hornet for the Weinsteins. Seems that apparently
getting someone of his statue would keep the budget down on the film quite a bit, and that’s what they’re going for, without having to resort to an
unknown”.
- Jason Mewes couldn’t make his appearance on The Screen Savers late last week, as we announced. According to Alex Albrecht, Mewes will
appear, most likely, on next Thursday’s Screen Savers (for the LAN Party). - Here’s a weekend giggle for ya. Those of you familiar with Kevin’s story telling Jon Peters’ vision of SUPERMAN will enjoy this cut
together clip (drawn from many different films) of what a Jon Peters Superman teaser may have looked like. Fun stuff. Surf
HERE then check out “Jon Peters’ Dream”. - A brilliant new addition to Files Askew, the best do-it-yourself
printable Nails cigarettes box we’ve seen yet, has been created by Dave
Barr. If you thought you looked cool smoking before, imagine how much cooler you can be now! No kids, we don’t recommend you smoke. But it’s a neat prop
to make all the same. A full step by step creation guide can be found HERE. - Mewes apparently has a “Myspace” profile (one of those Friendster sort of chain-link things). Surf over and check out his growing harem of hot chick associations. And enjoy your weekend, fellow Askew fans. We’ll see you again soon.
Roadside Attractions VEGAS: Now Available!
- In case you missed the latest hilarious edition of Roadside Attractions with Kevin Smith last week, Ming’s been kind enough to place
an encoded version in QuickTime (.MOV) format. In this edition, Kevin attends the wacky and wild ‘Celebrity Impersonators & Tribute Artists Convention’
at the Stardust Casino in Vegas.
The piece originally aired on The Tonight Show on September 24th, 2004.
Click HERE to watch it now!