Kev Talks Rosario, Prom, & More…

August 9th @ 8:48 am | | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • Kevin’s provided fans with an extensive post via the online blogs which first addresses the fresh news of Rosario’s scheduling conflict with “Zack and Miri Make A Porno”, as well as a few words (and pictures) regarding the big birthday celebration in Red Bank last week. His words include links to sites reporting on the Rosario sitch, as well (as always) an elegantly crafted response to the news:

    How did this happen, you ask?

    Well… it’s kinda my fault.

    I wrote “Zack and Miri” with two actors in mind for the respective leads: Rosario, natch, as Miri, and this other guy as Zack. The idea was to shoot it sometime after the first of the year, post “Red State”, but the reaction to the “Zack and Miri” script was so enthusiastic across the boards (from producer Scott Mosier, everyone at the Weinstein Co., the agents and managers of both Rosario as well as the unnamed male lead, Entertainment Weekly), that it got fast-tracked into first position (something that wasn’t hard to do, considering “Red State” wasn’t finished yet). Suddenly, we were looking at an Oct/Nov ‘07 start for “Zack and Miri”.

    Then, our prospective male lead needed some time to get some stuff done, so we moved “Zack and Miri” back to a January start - which would mean a late October/early November pre-production start (precluding any pre-”Zack” start for “Red State”). This would’ve mean Rosario would be sitting on her hands all fall, waiting to shoot “Zack and Miri”. And with the impending strike, with actors not knowing if they’re gonna be working at all post-March, that’s a tough request to make of any actor.

    Then, along comes “Eagle Eye” - the flick starring man-of-the-moment Shia LeBeouf, to be directed by “Disturbia” helmer D.J. Caruso - based on an original idea by…

    Wait for it…

    Steven fucking Spielberg.

    I mean, who wouldn’t take that gig?

    Problem is, “Eagle Eye” starts shooting in November and doesn’t wrap ’til Feb/March. Well, that’s not really a problem for anyone… except me and “Zack and Miri”.

    So here I sit, momentarily, without a leading lady.

    Kevin goes on to explain the many other re-castings over the years, including “Chasing Amy”, “Dogma”, and even “Clerks II”. And we all know just how well that all turned out, don’t we? In fact, we were lucky enough to see Ms. Dawson star in “Clerks II” after a long casting process, so who knows just what gem of an actress that the crew will come up with to replace her — Personally, we can’t wait. It’s another exciting bit of news we’ll have to follow here at News Askew.

    Kevin also goes on to explain his love for the week, especially the Q&A and the View Askew prom, which was a MAJOR success:

    I’m tellin’ ya, it may sound dopey and queer (meaning odd), but it was a blast. And while we went a bit overboard due to it being my 37th (”37? being the number I built a career on), the whole thing was so successful, we might have to do it every year. There’s simply nothing like being able to put together your own playlist, wearing whatever you wanna wear, or dancing with your wife and kid - all at your a prom you actually want to attend. Fuck high school: late thirties is the new adolescence!

    Don’t miss Kevin’s blog post for a TON of pictures and more detail. What a fantastic week in Red Bank. We thank everyone who made it possible, and already eagerly anticipate the Smith clan’s return to the east coast.

    Note: Though Michelle Monaghan is being widely reported as cast in “Eagle Eye” today, we’re assuming that there are multiple female roles — So don’t assume that she’s in and Rosario is out. It’s likely that both are in the film. We’ll of course keep you up to date with the latest right here.

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Here's What You Said: (2 Comments)

  1. Maleah
    August 9, 2007 at 12:21

    Monaghan is playing Shia LeBouf’s mother- so I can’t imagine it could have been Rosario’s role.

  2. jmart
    August 11, 2007 at 09:20

    Didn’t Kev say he wanted to work with Seth Rogen once? Dude’s probably pretty busy but that’d be a real awesome fit and I’ve read somethings where Rogen has said he was a fan of Kevin’s work.

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