Seth Rogan talks about Kevin Smith's "Porno"

Sounds like another Kevin Smith movie is on its way! I've always been a big fan of Kevin Smith movies, ever since I watched a friendly copy of "Dogma" so many years ago. Then I watched the brilliance that is "Clerks" and just got hooked on the rest of the Smith flicks.

Yeah, "Jersey Girl" wasn't quite up to scratch, but I'm still a fan and fans usually give directors a chance (unless your name is George Lucas. I'll still catch anything Star Wars-related, but I've lost all faith in Lucas after the crap that was the three Star Wars prequels).


SETH ROGAN TALKS ABOUT KEVIN SMITH’S ‘PORNO’
The star comedy actor opens up on his upcoming turn in the ‘Clerks’ director’s next raunchy flick

Posted December 7, 2007 3:45 PM

While fans of Kevin Smith’s mix of verbosely foul mouths and heartwarming human moments in everything from the “Clerks” films to “Chasing Amy” are always eager to see Silent Bob’s next big feature, Smith’s next project gained an added level of hype when it was announced on his blog that his next feature would star “Knocked Up” and “Superbad” actor Seth Rogan. And while the pair would seem a natural fit for filming, Rogan hadn’t spoken in public about gaining a part in one of his heroes’ movies until today when the actor and director opened up to MTV.com about the film.

“I feel like my strengths were always kind of ripping off a Kevin Smith movie anyway. It’s not a far departure,” Rogen told the site. “I read it and I loved it. It's very, very raunchy but with a sweet twist to it. It’s very much in the style of the movies we’ve been doing but brought to a whole new level of filth. It’s just a really great script.”

For the full story, go to:

http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1575636/20071203/story.jhtml

Marvel Mondays: "Daredevil" #102

Hey folks! I now know why there was so much stuff posted yesterday on Wizard Universe...I had posted stuff stretching TWO days! Well, there's quite a lot more stuff today, so enjoy!

Have I mentioned that Daredevil is now one of my favourite characters in the Marvel Universe? Ever since Kevin Smith and Joe Quesada relaunched the title as part of the Marvel Knights stable, the book has gone from strength to strength. Then Brian Michael Bendis started his legendary run and Ed Brubaker now carries on that legacy.

It's remarkable, considering there's nothing really special about Daredevil. Sure, he's got pretty unique powers. But he can't shoot lightning bolts out of his arse or anything fancy like that...he's just an expert hand-to-hand combatant with a radar sense and enhanced senses...and those enhanced senses are sometimes more of a disadvantage than an advantage!

So why do I like the character so much? Perhaps it's because he's a flawed hero. He makes bad choices in his personal life (some of which he's been pushed into) and his interaction with his supporting cast makes it one of the best reads right now. Daredevil, the hero, isn't anything special, when you're talking about superpowers. Matt Murdock, the CHARACTER though, now there's someone unique and special.


MARVEL MONDAYS: 'DAREDEVIL' #102
A glimpse at Mr. Fear and a look at Daredevil’s most vicious vendettas throughout history
By Brian Warmoth

Posted November 26, 2007 5:10 PM

Daredevil’s long history with Mr. Fear dates back for decades, but the masked villain crossed a new line when he sent Murdock’s wife Milla over the edge into a drug-induced psychotic rage. Now, Milla sits in a mental institution and things are very personal for the Man Without Fear. Mr. Fear earned a slot on top of an elite list of villains to land on the wrong end of one of Daredevil’s grudges. Alongside a preview of this week’s Daredevil #102, here are the worst of Daredevil’s rogues and what happened to them.

FIXER
The Grudge: Roscoe Sweeny had Matt Murdock’s dad Jack killed after the veteran boxer refused to throw a fight. If that wasn’t bad enough, he slipped right through the legal system and back onto the streets. The crime inspired Matt to take on his identity as Daredevil.
Daredevil’s Revenge: Daredevil not only managed to track down his father’s assailant Slade, he also found the Fixer in a subway and scared the life out of him—literally, the old man had a heart attack and croaked.

MICAH SYNN
The Grudge: Synn beat Daredevil to a pulp and then not only got a restraining order filed against him, but also tarnished his image in the media and kidnapped Murdock’s secretary. Synn also messed around with Foggy Nelson’s wife and used her against both Nelson and Murdock.
Daredevil’s Revenge: Daredevil teamed together with the Kingpin to completely dismantle Synn's crime syndicate and reduced the bare-chested pile of machismo to a groveling, begging embarrassment to supervillains everywhere.

KINGPIN
The Grudge: The Kingpin outed Daredevil as Matthew Murdock to the F.B.I. and got him thrown in jail. Then he had Murdock's partner and pal Foggy Nelson brutally stabbed. Unfortunately for him, the F.B.I. threw the Kingpin for a loop and tossed him in jail as well, right along with Murdock.
Daredevil’s Revenge: When a prison riot broke out and Daredevil and the Kingpin were forced to look out for each other momentarily, Murdock let the Kingpin catch a crippling blow from Bullseye and jumped out of jail with the big criminal Kahuna still behind bars in a world of pain.

OWL
The Grudge: The Owl got way out of line and teased Murdock about Foggy’s stabbing. The crude comments hit a nasty chord with the recently arrested hero.
Daredevil’s Revenge: Murdock slammed a few fistfuls of hurt into the Owl in response to the taunt and left him with a few bruises to remember him by.

MR. FEAR
The Grudge: Murdock’s law school classmate Larry Cranston carried his own grudge into a career as the third Mr. Fear. Partnering with chemist Dante Govich, Cranston lashed out at Milla and drugged her into a psychotic stupor.
Daredevil’s Revenge: Daredevil’s out for blood now, as well as an antidote for Milla’s condition. As history shows, messing with Daredevil’s loved ones rarely ends with a slap a on the wrist.

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Kevin Smith on Heroes: Origins

Here's Wizard's interview with filmmaker Kevin Smith, who wrote the first episode of Heroes: Origins.

KEVIN SMITH ON 'HEROES: ORIGINS'
Kevin Smith on writing and directing the spinoff’s first episode

By Rickey Purdin

Posted October 8, 2007 2:00 PM

WIZARD: Okay, every fan-man knows you’re going to launch the “Heroes” spinoff “Heroes: Origins” next spring, so the bigger question is, what is “Heroes: Origins?”

SMITH: They’re meant to tangentially connect to the “Heroes” series, but it’s not like we’re using any of the “Heroes” cast. They were initially conceived as something to keep the season going [during a midseason break].

So the show’s designed to create new characters?

Each episode will create new characters, and if the characters pop, then they might bring them onto the show. It helps them to expand the “Heroes” universe. That was the whole reason why it’s “Origins” and all about new characters, because the regular series cast will be off shooting episodes. We’re left to our own devices.

Word is that you’ve got the first episode’s story planned but not written down at this point.

The story has been broad-stroked and they signed off on it, so now it’s just about writing it.

What can you tell us about the power you plan to give your character?

It’s one that every comic book fan is very familiar with, but one that I consider to be the lamest of all the superpowers.

Now, did you watch the show before getting the job?

Yeah, totally. Ironically, I hadn’t watched it all season long, but about a month prior to that phone call I downloaded them all from iTunes and watched the entire run over the course of two-and-a-half or three days with my wife. We just got way into it. It was just perfect timing.

Was there anything about the show you really had a problem with?

What I dug about the show was how it was sincerely a comic book show without being a comic book show. They cracked the code, so to speak. They found a way to make a comic book show where the core audience is not depended upon for the ratings. Naturally, as a comic book enthusiast, I would have been far more tempted to get a costume or two in there, but I thought they did an amazing job.

And they really mastered the cliffhanger ending, because that’s what kept me like, “All right, f--- it, let’s watch the next one.” Because you have to know what’s going to happen next.