Now with a headline like that people are just saying “sure, and water is wet” but it is accurate. He just finished it. Like a day or two ago. I list myself among the faithful acolytes of Kevin Smith and he is the Master Storyteller, and will forever have my respect. So each time I hear news about Smith completing a project, it means I am that much closer to witnessing the shiny glory that is crafted by his hand.
For the first time in his career, Kevin Smith is preparing to shoot back-to-back films, but with each set in a different genre. Over on his View Askew message boards, Smith recently told fans that, as of yesterday, he has finished the script for his new comedy; all we know about that one is that it takes place during the winter and is set in Minnesota. Smith says, “Finished a script a few minutes ago. The comedy. 146 pages. I’ll spend tomorrow taming it down to 120 pages or so. It’s really funny, really dirty, and really touching stuff. Granted, I’m biased. Now, onto “Red State”
Now Red State is his first dabble into the Horror genre which he plans to film right before jumping into this comedy. Of course this means we will see lots of Smith’s stuff NEXT year, but for now we sit in limbo.
I like how Smith calls this comedy “really funny, really dirty, and really touching stuff” all in the same breath. And no one flinches. If anyone else spurted that line in an interview the online community would be saying “So which is it” but with Smith we just say “that sounds good to me”
