Kevin Smith's RED STATE finds a green light, will shoot before HIT SOMEBODY

Kevin Smith has been talking (and tweeting) about RED STATE for a very long time. The project has gone through development hell because of it’s dark and bleak nature. The pitch was originally turned down by the Weinsteins and at one point there was talk about making a fan funded film. Thanks to some tweets by Smith, we know that a studio is giving him some trust and RED STATE has been green lit.

You can check out his tweets after the jump! Continue reading “Kevin Smith's RED STATE finds a green light, will shoot before HIT SOMEBODY” →

Kevin Smith pitching HIT SOMEBODY to studios

Kevin Smith is one of my favorite writers in film today. Even in his most mentally void films, there is still a level of witty and clever humor. He really hit his stride with ZACK & MIRI MAKE A PORNO, which he is following up with COP OUT (which Smith has not written and is only directing). Unfortunately, COP OUT doesn’t look as good as we may have been hoping, but Smith is now trying to get the ball rolling on HIT SOMEBODY and get a studio attached. Continue reading “Kevin Smith pitching HIT SOMEBODY to studios” →

Kevin Smith's HIT SOMEBODY to film this year?

I don’t know a single person that enjoyed the trailer to COP OUT, everyone agrees that it doesn’t look funny. Many people believe it is because Kevin Smith did not write it, as it is his first feature that he is only directing. Fans of Smith’s writing will be pleased to hear that his next feature he wrote, HIT SOMEBODY, will probably film this year. Continue reading “Kevin Smith's HIT SOMEBODY to film this year?” →