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October 24th @ 4:50 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Garth Brophy, Jeff Bohn, Ryan J, Robb Johnston

  • While it’s still not the long-awaited announcement of those Clerks 2 inaction figures, Diamond Previews has announced the “Night of the Living Kev” inaction figure which will hit shops in January, 2010:

      Never one to pass up an opportunity for blatant pandering, Kevin Smith and Graphitti Designs are proud to present their new Night of the Living Kev InAction Figure. Continuing the tradition of producing figures that lack any articulation or motion whatsoever, we immortalize in fine injected plastic, the man who made “inaction” a lifestyle choice. Based on designs by animator Stephen Silver, sculptor Jon Matthews brings to life (or brings back to life in this case), this colorful, zombiefied rendition of Kevin. Measuring nearly 5″ in height, this figure features zero articulation, zero accessories and zero signs of life!!

      While in the zombie mood, check out the Monroeville Zombies shirt and hoodie as worn by Seth Rogan in Kevin’s Zack & Miri Make a Porno. You can never go wrong when you hang with the undead!!


    We’ll of course remind you when release date gets closer, as the Stash will certainly have a nice autographed supply for ya. This also gets us interested in a followup on the Clerks 2 inactions, so we’ll check with our contacts and see what we can find out for you there, as well. While we’d love to see new inaction figures under the Christmas tree this year, the fact that Previews hasn’t officially announced them yet has us thinking we’re looking at a 2010 release for that lot as well.

  • Kevin tells MTV movies, via this short video clip, that he would love to see a theatrical take on comic “Hot Stuff, the Little Devil” – Tongue firmly planted in cheek there…we think. Check it out, just a short blurb and a 30 second clip.
  • If you’re in the video watching mood, Kevin recently tweeted a new video of him on KTLA where he’s pimping the new book. About 5 minutes in length.
  • We dig this photo of Kevin getting up close and personal with the fans from the Dublin gig, part of the recent European tour. Over the course of 3+ hours onstage, Kevin’s been basically taking whatever position makes him comfortable lately, whether it be on foot, hitting a couch, or even just laying right on the stage, as you see here. Good stuff. Thanks to scooper Garth for the shot.
  • Comic Alliance posted about a group of guys who make custom lego men of comic book characters — In a gallery search, we noticed someone took a shot at a lego Silent Bob and a funny little Lego Quick Stop – You gotta love that little sign. See ya next time!

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October 21st @ 7:57 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Tim Dahill, Henry Chamberlain, John Mollard, Hunter Venable

  • An important note about the October 24th Orpheum show this weekend — While their website still lists a start time of 6:30 PM, that’s just a doors opening time. We can confirm that Kevin will take the stage at 8:00 PM that night. Please be sure to schedule accordingly. Los Angeles is the place to be this weekend if you’re a View Askew fan, no doubt about it.
  • Wanna see some live peeks behind the scenes of “A Couple of Dicks”? Our very astute scooper Hunter located this video of “The Ultimate Arm” camera rig at work on the shoot, as some second unit material is shot. No sign of Kevin in these clips, though you’ll get a quick peek at a few of the locations and sequences, and of course a few looks at the stars, too. The ultimate arm is a camera rig used for getting some fantastic in-car shots during action scenes.
  • Has Kevin stepped back in front of the cameras again? IMDB lists Mr. Smith as the character “Big Larry” on their page of director Noel Clarke’s “4.3.2.1″. This evidence of a tweet and photo by Kevin and a companion tweet and photo from the director seem to confirm the role. We’ll of course let you know the details as soon as we got ‘em.
  • We ran this link last update, but in case you missed it, Newsarama IS back online now (came back soon after last update, actually)…Still, their Seattle report is well worth the read. One of our faves from the tour so far. Check out a snippet here:


      “…In good time, we reach what has become the turning point for Smith’s current career direction. It is triggered by a pretty girl in the rafters who passes over the Q & A rules of standing in line and yells out something about Jesus. Smith jokingly suggests this could be someone about to jump. Then she yells about how much she loves “Zack and Miri Make a Porno.” Her question: Why doesn’t Smith embrace this glorious box office failure? And so the window has been opened. Smith toys around with the question like a cat playing with a ball of yarn. Why, of course, he’s always embraced that movie but let’s now go about opening up a fresh wound and see what we may find. Suddenly, someone yells to the girl, “Show us your tits!” To this Smith scolds, “And you guys wonder why you don’t get laid!” Not missing a beat, Smith takes flight.


      What happens next is nothing short of amazing. Smith treats everyone to a night at the theater as he beautifully does what amounts to a one act play. In it, he relates what it is that currently spins his wheels. Jumping off the tragic yet wonderful experience that was “Zack and Miri,” Smith talks about how the star of his movie, Seth Rogen, helped to turn him on to marijuana. Feeling pretty bad that he failed to make a hit movie with the rising star of director Judd Apatow, considered “the next Kevin Smith,” he gains some relief by getting stoned. As he slips into a stoner lifestyle, he happens upon a really cool Canadian documentary about hockey legend Wayne Gretzky. As he learns more and more about the exceptional life of Gretzky, he keeps bugging his wife about what he’s learned. She is not amused and starts to wonder if Smith is smoking too much pot. It’s a good thing to wonder about but , in Smith’s case, it seems to have opened things up for him. The writing is better. Even the sex is better. Of course, what works for Kevin Smith is not necessarily going to work for Joe Blow. Smith seems to acknowledge as much and doesn’t come right out and endorse drug use.”


    Read the whole fantastic report over at Newsarama — And afterwards, kick yourself if you’ve yet to seek out Kevin Smith live.

  • Brian O’Halloran’s new movie “Hooking Up” arrives on DVD December 8th. The flick co-stars Corey Feldman and Bronson Pinchot. Here’s a plot summary: “In this over-the-top comedy, the relationships of three girls and four guys – in affluent, adolescent suburban reality – intersect through the topsy-turvy world of love, power… and Hooking Up!” First we’ve heard of this one, but we love O’Halloran, so suggest you give it a watch on that basis alone.

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October 19th @ 7:44 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Chris Graves, Robb Johnston, Tony Collet

  • Tickets to Kevin’s Houston gig will go on sale on October 30th. You’ll be able to get them via this Live Nation page . No word on a presale or presale code at this time. We’ll remind you again once the 30th is upon us, but for now, mark those calendars.
  • Entertainment Weekly’s Marc Bernardin mentioned Kevin among very good company in this article he wrote on a recent Bill Cosby appearance:

      “I have now seen two notable funny men (Bill Cosby and Kevin Smith) at two of New York City’s most celebrated performance spaces (Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall) and they both killed with elaborate, detail-laden, cringe-inducing poop jokes.”

  • Brian O’Halloran, one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet, will also be appearing at the Philly area’s Game X Industry Summit, this weekend in Philly. Meet him along with his “Clerks” co-star Marilyn Ghiglitotti, and get some stuff signed.
  • If you’re not reading “Batman: The Widening Gyre” , you are missing one the greatest written and illustrated stories of the caped one of all-time. Book’s out now in comic stores everywhere. You may also want to take a peek at Newsarama’s glowing review of the hardcover edition of “Batman: Cacophony”, the previous effort from the Smith/Flanagan teaming.
  • Dark Horizons reports that Brian Lynch’s “Nightcrawlers” script has been renamed “Monster Squad” and that filming on the horror comedy will kick off next summer. Note, this is a new concept, not a remake of the same-named Fred Dekker horror classic.
  • The newsletter for Great Escape Theaters, a large chain in the midwest and the South, features Kevin (and family) in a trivia question this week:

      2. Director/Actor Kevin Smith’s daughter is named after what Batman character?

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October 11th @ 2:03 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Clayton Zahara, Joel Stewart, Shawn Fisher, George C

  • You can now watch Pete Berg’s awesome Gretzky documentary, “Kings Ransom”, online for free . We’re not sure of the international regulations by browser region, but it’s working great here in the States. Definitely worth an hour of your time, whether you’re a hockey fan or not.
  • “Chasing Amy” gets cited in this Canada.com article which discusses movie duos who might need some couples therapy:


      Chasing Amy (1997)

      The couple: Holden McNeil (Ben Affleck), a self-confident comic-book artist, and Alyssa Jones (Joey Lauren Adams), an alluring lesbian who falls for him.

      Irreconcilable Differences: It turns out, however, that Holden isn’t the first man Alyssa has ever been with. Unable to process Alyssa’s sexual past, Holden goes from self-confident to self-righteous and tries to make her feel ashamed about it; Alyssa, quite rightly, refuses to apologize.

      Chance of Survival: Nonexistent. Holden’s hang-ups eventually lead to the relationship’s demise. A year later, they’ve both clearly moved on.

  • Yahoo News reveals that Matt Damon & Ben Affleck have been distant relatives all along. Tenth cousins once removed, to be scientific. How do you like them apples?

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October 5th @ 8:30 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by

  • Though they seem to have imagined one of his films that never existed, today’s Page Six column in the New York Times cites a recent love/hobby of Kev’s as a saving grace. Click in for the deets.
  • Remember back when the “Scream” movies were all the rage? Remember when Jay & Silent Bob actually showed up in one of the sequels? Seems like forever ago, yet Total Film didn’t forget, citing that cameo among the Best 30 of all time . Watch it again and bring back some memories.

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October 4th @ 11:42 pm | 1 Comment » | Scooped by Matt Booker, Matt Mosley

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October 1st @ 8:58 pm | 1 Comment » | Scooped by Tim Dahill, Chuck K, Matt Booker, Paul Barker, Jessica Roberts, Aine Leicht

  • Here’s another great one for us Hulu-havers — The streaming service is serving up another video from Kevin’s recent Jimmy Fallon appearance — When chef Michael Schlow appeared to make meatballs, Kevin joined he and Jimmy to put together the recipe.


    Enjo (and watch Kevin steal the show and in our opinion save the bit!)

  • Reading “Batman: Widening Gyre”? Hope so. And if so – SPOILER ALERT! Kevin just revealed the new character that the book will introduce to MTV News — First time anywhere. If you don’t wanna know, move on to the next newsbite.


    Still here? Okay — So, the new character is going to be called “Baphomet” — He’ll show up in issue 2 and be named in issue 3. More details over at the MTV site.

  • Kev’s no longer involved with the project, but we’re sure that you’re all curious to get a look at Seth Rogen in his “Green Hornet” threads, right? Geek Tyrant has the first look via a video and a screenshot today.
  • The San Fransisco Chronicle picks up the blurb about the ass autograph tattoo. Just a couple of recycled quotes there though.
  • In today’s dose of Mewes News — Jason will be appearaing at the UK’s Sporting Memorabilia show which runs on November 21st and 22nd in Birmingham. This marks a very RARE UK appearance for the guy, so if you’d like to meet him, get some stuff signed, and perhaps get a photo, this is a great chance for our friends on that side of the pond to do so.


    Wanna see Mewes stateside? Find him at the Ultimate Horror Weekend in Orlando, Florida from October 9th to the 11th.

  • Don’t forget — Kevin’s new book “Shootin’ The Sh*t” is out on shelves everywhere now — MTV checks in this week with more interview clippage from their recent chat with Mr. Smith.
  • In other news with Mewes, here’s a new shot from the set of his “Breath of Hate” courtesy of the producers. Be sure to check out the flick’s official site as well. Busy dude — According to Screenstar , his co-starring turn in “K-11″ is still happening, too.
  • Hey, last note today — We were thinking about giving that new “Google Wave” a try – Any of you techie types got any to share? Send ‘em over to CHRIS at NEWSASKEW COM or BRAD at NEWSASKEW COM. Gracias.

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September 29th @ 5:20 am | 2 Comments » | Scooped by Chuck K, JimmyD

  • If you’re here in the States, you’ve got access to Hulu, and thus, to Kevin’s Friday night appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Kevin does a blazing 5 minutes — Watch him chat up on his new wardrobe, talk twitter, ass tattoos, and, of course…pimp the new book. He worked in what he could in what looks like a rushed segement — Hopefully, next time he can do a little more time on the couch.
  • In a related story, Contact Music picks up the tattoo story from Fallon as well.
  • While the news of a title change is a bit dated now, “Star Pulse” posts a report on the likely title change for “A Couple of Dicks”.
  • Looks like the service quality of Verizon’s new mspot mobile movie streaming service isn’t well-received, but they have good taste in flicks anyway.
  • Mewes news: The official website for his new film “Breath Of Hate” has gone live. Lots of Mewes there, including photos, production stills, and videos. You can catch video of him at the end of Day 3’s video blog , a 2-minute intro for the Day 4 blog, and in this clip from Day 7, his final one on the set.

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September 23rd @ 7:51 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Kevin Spellman, Justin Owades, Greg Andrew, Hernan

  • “Hit Somebody” has an IMDB page now. With a projected 2011 release date. Yeah, oh yeah. We DIG this project. Can you feel it?
  • Every once in a while that ‘ol Supes comes back here in the News Askew, and today is one of those days. Rope of Silicon comes up with what looks to be a pretty scary looking test shot of what Nic Cage would have looked like as Superman would Burton’s movie have gone ahead based on Kevin’s original script. Then again, many say Burton was totally scrapping the script when he came on board, but can you imagine if Kevin’s words would have been spoken by Cage in a suit like that? Wow. RoS also includes the obligatory classic clip of Kevin telling that classic Superman story, which just never gets old. D-Listed and Buzzfeed picked this up as well.
  • Total Film’s got their “7 Seductive Movie Saleswomen”, and one of them happens to be Becky from Clerks 2 (and rightly so!):


      Becky (Rosario Dawson), Clerks II (2006)

      When Dante and Randal’s shop burns down, they find employment at Mooby’s, a fast-food joint.

      Finding Rosario Dawson’s Becky as their new manager is a massive turn up for the books.

      Becky is hardy and smart, and doesn’t have time for romance. She’s seemingly unattainable, authoritative and very, very sexy.

      What she could sell: With one flutter of her eyelashes, she could convince Heather Mills to gorge on a Cowtipper.

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September 19th @ 2:33 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Adam Halkuff, Tim Dahill

  • You’ll note a famous location on Celebrity Odor’s story on “10 Famous Movie Locations on Google Maps Street View”.
  • Collider recently interviewed Adam Brody regarding his role in this weekend’s “Jennifer’s Body” (you know, the one starring Megan Fox, that you’ve heard a lot about over the past month or so)…Anyway, at the end of the video Brody also mentions “A Couple of Dicks”, so you may wanna take a look.