‘net-teaser on hold ’til after the Stash poker game.

Although, guess what poker game folks get to see at the poker game? The first and second ‘net-teasers.

Now ask yourselves this…

“Why the fuck aren’t I playing poker at the Stash on the 15th?”

Just saying.

We’ll have all the links as soon as they become available!

We haven’t heard any further details at this hour late on Sunday night, so, like the rest of you, we’re sitting back and waiting. We’re hopeful to have a bunch of mirrors up tomorrow, where possible, though can assume that the trailer will debut exclusive at the official site, Quick Stop Entertainment, and/or View Askew. Despite being on different domains, we actually share a server with those sites, so expect some slow traffic for a while regardless of where you go (this one’s going to likely be our biggest bandwidth-buster yet). Stay tuned, as soon as we get word of the trailer’s arrival, we’ll let ya know the best way to get it. Here’s hoping we can all join you in seeing the first live footage from the next View Askew film right here on the web tomorrow.

The second video presentation was on “Zack & Miri Make A Porno,” and kicked off with Kevin Smith explaining that along the lines of “Clerks 2,” he will again be presenting a series of “webisodes” featuring a behind-the-scenes look at his last film, featuring the cast and called “Money Shots.”


A quick example was next shown, featuring Seth Rogen along with fellow cast members Craig Robinson and Jason Mewes as they talked about the fake semen used in the film. Ricky Mabe then enters the scene and begins to spread the substance across his face, much to the horror and/or delight of the others.


It was announced that the first installment of “Money Shots” will premiere on Quick Stop Entertainment on May 15.

We’ll of course drop you a reminder for the appearance of these highly anticipated shorts from Chop Shop Entertainment and View Askew. We can’t wait.

The panel started with a folksong version of “Baby Got Back”.


Announced the “Masters of SONG FU” music contest. Head to head contest. First challenge: 30-60 second sitcom theme song of your life. Entries open May 1 and close May 15th.


Short trailer for Bob and Doug McKenzies new animated show — Will air January 2009.


Showed the intro to the “Zack & Miri Make A Porno” webisodes titled ‘Money Shots’. No date other than “some point in the future” given for their web premiere.

So since we’re down to 1:45, I’m not really hunting for cuts anymore. That means the proposed board screening akin to the pair we had for “Clerks II” won’t be happening.

Instead, we’re heading straight into the actual test screening process. Mid-May, we’ll be taking “Zack and Miri” to a midwest movie-plex and test driving her for the masses.

I feel pretty good about our chances. Everyone who’s seen it thus far (roughly 50 to 60 people now) have been way into it. Now’s as good a time as any to start the next leg of the journey: locking picture. If the test screening goes well, and if our MPAA screening at month’s end doesn’t throw us back into the editing room, we’ll use June and July to tie everything up - which would mean we’d be done and ready for a possible trip to the Toronto Film Festival before our 10/31 theatrical release.

I’ve got the internet teasers cut and ready to go (look for 4/28 bow for the first one, end of May for the second) and I just finished a cut of the theatrical trailer as well.

I think all of you are gonna dig the flick.

We remain impressed at the different approach Kevin is taking with film marketing as far as the web goes. Spoilers and plot details on the movie have been kept to a bare minimum, and we STILL have yet to see any live footage from the finished product. That will all change at the end of this month, of course, when the first internet trailer arrives online, though we’re betting that Kevin will still keep his comments to a minimum. If you’re looking for plot, you’ll want to join us all in cinemas this October. Here’s crossing our fingers for the most successful View Askew Production ever this fall.

SModcast 45: The End of the SMod-fast

In which our heroes finally appease the hunger with chatter about where they’ve been, what they’d do if they were “Lost”, and how they ride their mellow.

Don’t miss the return of SModcast, available for immediate, free download exclusively at Quick Stop Entertainment.

Also, a sidenote - For those of you who traditionally got the feed automatically via iTunes, that feed will no longer update until Friday. This is to allow faster downloading for those of you who want the show right away, and less slowage on Monday mornings when everyone was doing a direct download AND an iTunes download at the same time. Makes sense, right? Welcome back, Scott & Kevin!

Quick Stop Entertainment will have its very own panel at this year’s NEW YORK COMIC-CON, packed with plenty of surprises, prizes, reveals, and even a live performance from cyber-troubadors Jonathan Coulton and Paul & Storm.

Join us for an exclusive preview of Kevin Smith’s upcoming ZACK & MIRI MAKE A PORNO,starring Seth Rogen & Elizabeth Banks, as well as a few additional surprises sure to wow you, straight from the fine folks at QuickStopEntertainment.com.

Be there…

Where? New York Comic-Con, at the Javits Center
Room: 1E16

When? Saturday, April 19
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Will you personally do a lot of interviews and so on to promote this film or will it be more the actors for interviews etc?

Kevin said: “I imagine I’ll be out there doing interviews to promote the flick, as per usual.”

When do you have to have the movie ‘locked’?

Kevin said: “Like, the day before it hits theaters (some folks make changes right up until then). But we’re scheduled to be done by second week of September.”

Any talk on Z&M being part of any of the film festivals this year?

Kevin said: “The only fest it’d be eligible for, schedule-wise, would be Toronto. But there’s been no talk about doing any fest screenings, really.”

Are you working on Z&M daily right now? What I mean is there something that needs doing every day?

Kevin said: “Today, we broke the film down into reels to send to the composer so he can get to work on some cues, then laid in some CG shots. Earlier this morning, I was cutting the ‘net teasers.”

Any chance if the test screenings go well that the release date might be bumped up to late summer/early fall?

Kevin said: “Nope. Too crowded there.”

Will you publish the script? No, I’m not looking to read it before it comes out, I mean “eventually”.

Kevin said:: “I’m game to do so.”

How did the Weinstein co. set your budget? Did you say “I need $25 Million” or did they just toss a briefcase at you full of cash?

Kevin said: “Scott and Laura budgeted the flick based on five day work weeks and salary projections, and we arrived at $25mil (which is actually kinda cheap).”

Why is this budget set so much higher than your previous films (excluding Jersey Girl)? Did the Weinstein Co. like the script more, or did you know you would need more money than on previous films?

Kevin said: “To be fair, it’s only five mil more than “Jay and Silent Bob” (and ten million less than “Jersey Girl”). And most of that price difference, as you might imagine, has more to do with salaries than anything else.

“Clerks II” cost five million largely because a) we were in one location the whole time, with limited movement, and b) nobody really got paid (I did the movie for free, when all was said and done). This flick’s a bit more complicated than that flick, and it stars a guy who gets more than scale at this point, so the budget’s bound to be bigger.”

What ever happened to the Chasing Amy 10th Anniversary DVD?

Kevin said: “The Disney/Weinstein rift happened. We were game, but the folks at Disney Home Video slowed it all to a stand-still. Jerks.”

So, Kevin’s got the internet teasers for the film cut, which is exciting — We bet those drop on us sometime in April, as it’s going to be tough to keep them from the world, we’re guessing.

As for the Chasing Amy 10th Anniversary DVD project, we’re still hopeful that Kevin finds a way to release just the supplemental DVD to go with the original Criterion disc, as once planned. The reuinion Q&A is something we know you’d all enjoy, along with enough other new stuff to make what many argue is the best View Askewniverse film of the bunch even sweeter for home viewing. We’ll keep our eyes open on that project, and of course be back with you as more news on “Zack And Miri Make a Porno” breaks.

Visit the official View Askew and Zack & Miri sites to see for yourself. We’ve also added copies of these images here, and to the Multimedia area of our production site for the film.