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Kevin Smith voiced a Stormtrooper in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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It seems that Daniel Craig wasn’t the only celebrity Stormtrooper to feature in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, as the official site has revealed that filmmaker Kevin Smith also lent his voice to one of the First Order troops in the J.J. Abrams-directed blockbuster.The official Star Wars site has revealed that Smith – who was […]

Kevin Smith has already asked to direct part of The CW’s DC crossover next year

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Kevin Smith may have made a name for himself directing independent feature films, but he’s been quickly adding episodes of the CW’s various DC Comics adaptations to his resume. He’s already helmed two episodes of The Flash and Supergirl, and is now setting his sights on next season’s inevitable four-show “Arrowverse” crossover event.When questioned about whether he’d be willing […]

Kevin Smith has seen a chunk of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and says it took him back to 1977

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While he didn’t admit it fully due to legal papers he’d signed, Kevin Smith revealed on the latest episode of his Hollywood Babble On podcast that J.J. Abrams has shown him “a chunk” of Star Wars: The Force Awakens – and he was very praising of what he saw.“I saw a buddy of mine, a filmmaker friend, who is […]

Mallrats 2 to start shooting in January

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It looks like Kevin Smith has found his mall for the upcoming sequel to his sophomore film Mallrats, with the filmmaker announcing on Facebook that production will get underway in Exton, PA this coming January.https://www.facebook.com/YesThatKevinSmith/photos/a.77596326929.88348.6985046929/10152993163476930/?type=1Interestingly, Smith refers to the film as Mallrats 2 rather than the previously announced MallBrats.Much of the original cast from Mallrats […]

Bruce Campbell to star in Mallrats 2

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During this month’s New York Comic Con, writer and director Kevin Smith moderated a panel for the upcoming Ash vs. The Evil Dead, which showed its first episode to much praise. But while hosting the event, Smith took it upon himself to promote his next venture, and ask a favour of Bruce Campbell. “At the end of […]

Check out the original ending to Kevin Smith’s Red State, in animated form

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If you’re familiar with Kevin Smith’s original plans for Red State, you’ll know that the filmmaker intended on an apocalyptic ending for the 2011 horror, with the trumpets heard in the final version of the movie actually signalling the beginning of the Rapture. However, working on a budget of just $4 million, Smith was unable […]

Kevin Smith announces Clerks III will shoot in May, Mallrats 2 to follow

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Kevin Smith has taken to Facebook to announce that production on Clerks III is set for this Spring, with cameras set to roll on the sequel to the 1994 cult classic and its 2006 follow-up in May. Smith also went on to outline his schedule for the next year, as well as hinting at a […]