Casting - Kevin claims to have selected his ideal Zack and Miri — However, we’ve yet to see any deals signed that confirm anything at all. Kevin will likely post the moment something’s in ink, as Variety tends to catch wind of that stuff fast as well. We’re expecting news on this within a week, two at most. With a shooting schedule just months away, actors will need to start clearing schedules.

The IMDB page for the film currently titles the film just “Zack and Miri”. Kevin is aware and says they have it covered. Only two cast members appear so far: Jason Mewes and Jeff Anderson. In a recent post, Kevin also confirmed that the upcoming Hollywood strikes will not affect the film, since it’s writer-related and the script has been completed for some time now. No worries there.

Many folks have asked about the chance to be extras in the film, much like the Dogma shoot many years ago where we had the pleasure ourselves. At this point, we can’t say how much background work will be involved in the film, however, given the need for snow, that tells us outdoor scenes. So yeah, there will probably be some chances. We’re just not sure if that will be handled by the same agency as last time, who coordinated the efforts of recruiting folks from the boards, etc. Of course, we’ll let you know, as we can certainly understand how exciting it is to have a chance to be in the flick. We’ve loved it every time we’ve been given the pleasure of appearing as well. Stay tuned for that.

Other than that, not much to say! We realize that this post doesn’t shed a lot of new light on things, but that’s the way things work around here. Kevin and Scott are great at keeping things under wraps as long as they want, typically. Once they’re ready for news to break, they’ll be the ones to break it. And we think that will be very, very soon.

Oh, one more thing — In case you missed it, the film is targeted as a Fall 2008 release right now, however, a lot will depend on the end result. Clerks II was bumped up due to fantastic test screenings and reactions from Bob and Harvey. You may very well see that happen again. Kevin’s the king of editing as he shoots, so we’re betting on a first rough cut in the Spring. Exciting? You betcha.

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