One great thing about Kevin Smith is his web community. Here's a director who's not afraid to tell things upfront and with ViewAskew he has just the forum to do it in, so its no surprise that he's already responded on his messageboards to queries about last week's sudden announcement that he's been attached to the "Green Hornet" movie adaptation.
WHAT'S THIS MEAN FOR "FLETCH WON" and "RANGER DANGER"? Everything just gets pushed back a year. If it's any consolation, Harvey's insisting we go right into "Fletch" after "Hornet" wraps.
HAVE WE STARTED CASTING "HORNET" YET? Yes. Some offers went out to actors this week. I'm meeting with the guy we all want for Britt Reid Monday night. If actors start accepting offers, I'll let you know.
WHAT CAR'S GONNA BE THE NEW BLACK BEAUTY? There are a few manufacturers we're talking to already (for me, though, the dream car is the Cadillac 16).
ARE ANY V.A. REGULARS GONNA BE IN IT? I'm writing a part for [Jason] Mewes, I know that. Beyond that, expect to see some other familiar faces pop up as well.
HOW TRUE ARE YOU STAYING TO THE CHARACTERS AND BACKSTORY? Very, very true. The story spans a few decades, though.
SO WILL YOU MENTION THE LONE RANGER CONNECTION THEN? Can't. The Lone Ranger is owned by someone else. Legally, we can't refer to him without optioning that character as well.
HAVE YOU STARTED WRITING THE SCRIPT? Yes. I'm fifty pages in.
WHAT'S THE BUDGET? Too early to tell. But early guesses put it around seventy million.
IS THERE A RELEASE DATE SET? Not a specific date, but we're due in theaters August '05.
WILL IT BE SERIOUS OR SPOOFY? It's serious. Granted, there will be some humor in it, but we're still playing it straight on this one.
For more comments from Smith, mostly about how he landed the job - check out ViewAskew.
Thanks to 'Antoine'
