- Once again, Wizard outdoes themselves with View Askew coverage. Their latest issue sports a “Kevin Smith Film Diary” written by Wizard contributing editor Jim McLaughlin when he visited the set and had a cameo as “Clapper/Loader” for the “Good Will Hunting 2: Hunting Season” scene. It’s a three page article, so we won’t feature it all here. Having been on the set for a few days, we can honestly say that Jim’s done a fantastic job at capturing the mood and the feeling of what it’s like to get thrown into this world. It’s a fantastic read — Don’t miss this article! Here’s a choice selection:
Kevin takes a few seconds to introduce me to Ben Affleck. He’s tall. Like 6-foot-4 tall. We slug down coffee at the massive free food tent, and Affleck pours through it like a college student. He says he’s filming two other movies simultaneously, and will only be in L.A. for three days. He read his lines for the first time on the plane ride in this morning. Still, he’s smiling, even though he’s a little disappointed that they’ve run out of strawberry jam for his bagel. Whiny little pretty-boy actor.
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Scene one, take one. Despite the fact that he just learned the lines, Affleck delivers. And Jason Mewes (”Jay”, duh) is a machine. He never misses a line. Some scenes are done in one take. Others, even though they look perfect, are filmed several times so there are multiples to choose from in editing. A simple Mewes saying, “C’mon, Silent Bob-We’re going to Hollywood!” takes three tries, with Mewes using a different tone of voice each time.
You can read the whole story, which features the same text but a ton of different pictures from the Wizard print edition, right HERE! Thanks also to Wizard for the weblink to our Scooping The Monkey website, where they announce that the Bluntman & Chronic graphic novel is set for August 4th! Could it be that soon? We’ll keep you posted.
