Rob Leane Feb 13, 2017
Superman Lives, The Green Hornet and sadly now Clerks III: here’s a rundown of the Kevin Smith films we’ll probably never see...
Kevin Smith has always had to fight to get his films off the ground: he started his filmmaking career by maxing out multiple credit cards to self-finance Clerks, and more recently, legend has it, it was only Johnny Depp’s decision to come on board as a wacky supporting character that allowed Smith to secure financing for his walrus-centric horror flick Tusk.
Smith has, across his career, been offered several barmy jobs (he rejected a chance to pen Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian back in the 90s) and he’s also signed up for a lot of projects that never got past the script phase.
The latter camp of could’ve-beens is what we’re talking about today, following that news that Clerks III...
Superman Lives, The Green Hornet and sadly now Clerks III: here’s a rundown of the Kevin Smith films we’ll probably never see...
Kevin Smith has always had to fight to get his films off the ground: he started his filmmaking career by maxing out multiple credit cards to self-finance Clerks, and more recently, legend has it, it was only Johnny Depp’s decision to come on board as a wacky supporting character that allowed Smith to secure financing for his walrus-centric horror flick Tusk.
Smith has, across his career, been offered several barmy jobs (he rejected a chance to pen Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian back in the 90s) and he’s also signed up for a lot of projects that never got past the script phase.
The latter camp of could’ve-beens is what we’re talking about today, following that news that Clerks III...
- 2/12/2017
- Den of Geek
Kevin Smith has been an extremely busy man these days. In addition to working on his own films like Tusk, Helena Handbag, and Clerks 3, there's his unofficial position as press chief for DC Comics . Smith has found himself at the forefront of a lot of breaking news from the studio, which has lead a lot of people to think that maybe he's been hired by Warner Bros as the official smokescreen for Batman v. Superman: Dawn Of Justice. That rumor involves claims of a fake script Smith supposedly wrote for the studio. With the flurry of activity between the camps of belief and disbelief, now's the perfect time for the Fatman himself to clear the air and set us straight. Kevin Smith plans to do just that at 11 Am Pacific (2 Pm Eastern), as he's teased such an event on his Twitter feed. The post that promises all the answers we'll...
- 7/8/2014
- cinemablend.com
Kevin Smith‘s retirement seems like a moot point. Right now, the director has four projects in various stages of development: the walrus horror romp Tusk, the Christmas horror romp Comes the Krampus, the apocalyptic comedy Helena Handbag and Clerks 3, which Smith swears he’ll shoot, at some point – just not at any foreseeable point in the near future. Oh, also there’s Hit Somebody, which went from a movie to a six-hour miniseries, but hasn’t been mentioned much lately. Tusk is already rolling towards a vague late-2014 release, which means it’s on to the next film in the great Kevin Smith retirement-o-rama. Which is Comes the Krampus. Or was Comes the Krampus, anyway, because the film is no longer titled Comes the Krampus. Now, it’s the much more user-friendly The Anti-Claus. Probably a smart decision in the long run, given that the Krampus is less than a household name (excluding, of...
- 4/28/2014
- by Adam Bellotto
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Since announcing his retirement from feature filmmaking, Kevin Smith sure has kept himself busy by announcing three new projects he's directing. Clerks III will finish up the story arc that launched his career, Comes the Krampus is a holiday horror anthology coming together as we speak, and Helena Handbag is a crazy project that might have a future in some form. Oh, and let's not forget that Tusk is still coming later this year. But with regard to his forthcoming projects, there's been a slight change in plans and priority that will have Clerks fans waiting a little bit longer than anticipated to see the trilogy completed. As if Kevin Smith didn't already keep his fans informed about various topics in different ways all over the Internet, the director took to Reddit for an Ama (via SlashFilm) where he revealed that Clerks III will take a backseat to Comes the Krampus.
- 2/7/2014
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Kevin Smith has postponed Clerks III to work on Comes the Krampus.
The filmmaker has revealed that once Tusk is completed, he will move on to the recently announced Christmas-themed horror anthology rather than his comedy sequel.
During his Reddit Ama, he described Clerks III as "stepping backwards" following his commitment to refocus his career on fresh material.
"Tusk represents something bold and new," said Smith. "No matter how bold I make it, Clerks III will always have a number in the title. It will never be new.
"It will rock, I assure you, and it will be a worthy final instalment in my mini-mart magnum opus. But it's predicated on something I did a long time ago. I wanna keep moving forward.
"Now, at this point in time, nobody but me can make a Clerks film," he continued. "But Anyone can make a Krampus picture. So before anyone else does,...
The filmmaker has revealed that once Tusk is completed, he will move on to the recently announced Christmas-themed horror anthology rather than his comedy sequel.
During his Reddit Ama, he described Clerks III as "stepping backwards" following his commitment to refocus his career on fresh material.
"Tusk represents something bold and new," said Smith. "No matter how bold I make it, Clerks III will always have a number in the title. It will never be new.
"It will rock, I assure you, and it will be a worthy final instalment in my mini-mart magnum opus. But it's predicated on something I did a long time ago. I wanna keep moving forward.
"Now, at this point in time, nobody but me can make a Clerks film," he continued. "But Anyone can make a Krampus picture. So before anyone else does,...
- 2/7/2014
- Digital Spy
If you’ve kept up with Kevin Smith recently, you’ve probably noticed that he was never really clued in on the news of his retirement that he announced. While it was once reported that Clerks III would be the writer and director’s final film, he’s since started crafting a whole new slate of films With Tusk, the story of a podcaster who goes missing and winds up in the clutches of a lonely seafarer just looking for someone to fill his human-sized walrus suit for awhile (bummer), Smith has his thriller quota almost completed. After production wraps, he’ll be moving on to the long-awaited Clerks III on April 7. And eventually, we’ll also be getting the apocalypse flick Helena Handbag — that one where mankind and Hell team up to defeat a vengeful, murderous Jesus. It might be awhile before we see that one. Just in case you thought he might be slacking on...
- 1/28/2014
- by Samantha Wilson
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Kevin Smith has announced a new Christmas-themed horror film.
The filmmaker is working on the anthology Comes the Krampus.
"I was goofing around with [Smodcast collaborator] Andy McElfresh, when we accidentally brainstormed a Christmas horror anthology that would eschew the gruesome spin on Santa Claus, and instead embrace the Scandinavian/German Kid-Eating Christmas creature known as the Krampus," he wrote on his blog.
"It took us less than a month, but Andy and I have finished the screenplay for a flick we're calling Comes the Krampus. It's 99 pulse-pounding pages of what's essentially SModCo's Creepshow, with four terrifying tales stitched together by a freaky framing device.
"It was a blast to write and totally new to me, as I never actually wrote a screenplay with someone else before."
Smith had previously announced his retirement before backtracking with a series of new projects including Clerks 3, Tusk and Helena Handbag.
He plans to shoot Comes...
The filmmaker is working on the anthology Comes the Krampus.
"I was goofing around with [Smodcast collaborator] Andy McElfresh, when we accidentally brainstormed a Christmas horror anthology that would eschew the gruesome spin on Santa Claus, and instead embrace the Scandinavian/German Kid-Eating Christmas creature known as the Krampus," he wrote on his blog.
"It took us less than a month, but Andy and I have finished the screenplay for a flick we're calling Comes the Krampus. It's 99 pulse-pounding pages of what's essentially SModCo's Creepshow, with four terrifying tales stitched together by a freaky framing device.
"It was a blast to write and totally new to me, as I never actually wrote a screenplay with someone else before."
Smith had previously announced his retirement before backtracking with a series of new projects including Clerks 3, Tusk and Helena Handbag.
He plans to shoot Comes...
- 1/27/2014
- Digital Spy
Kevin Smith better have something to show us soon, the guy keeps on piling up projects, I really don’t know where he finds the time to talk so much. On the burner he has Tusk, Clerks III, his apocalyptic “Christzilla” flick, Helena Handbag, and now it’s a horror anthology centering around Santa Clause’s European foil, the Krampus. [via bloodydisgusting]
Krampus for those who don’t know is a demonic creature who punishes bad children on Christmas while Santa rewards the good. It’s getting pretty popular in North America, last year even Chicago hosted “Krampusfests”, which included the European tradition of adults dressed as the “Christmas Devil” roaming the streets while rattling chains to frighten naughty children. Well that sounds absolutely scary for a child to see and hear.
“If you listen to the Edumacation podcast, you’ll remember that episode 20 (Part 2 of the Christmas eps) consisted of another...
Krampus for those who don’t know is a demonic creature who punishes bad children on Christmas while Santa rewards the good. It’s getting pretty popular in North America, last year even Chicago hosted “Krampusfests”, which included the European tradition of adults dressed as the “Christmas Devil” roaming the streets while rattling chains to frighten naughty children. Well that sounds absolutely scary for a child to see and hear.
“If you listen to the Edumacation podcast, you’ll remember that episode 20 (Part 2 of the Christmas eps) consisted of another...
- 1/26/2014
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
It's becoming pretty clear that Kevin Smith isn't retiring anytime soon. Aside from the forthcoming Clerks III and Tusk (which just got picked up for distribution, even though it didn't have a presence at Sundance), Smith also revealed another project called Helena Handbag recently. Now there's one more that's been tossed on the burner as the filmmaker announced on his own blog (via SlashFilm) that he's co-written and will co-direct a holiday horror anthology in the vein of Creepshow called Comes the Krampus, based on the idea of the Scandinavian/German creature who eats kids at Christmas. Okay, that sounds pretty cool. Smith co-write the script with Andy McElfresh from Smodcasts Edumacation podcaast after they two stumbled upon the idea during an episode recording where they brainstormed a Christmas horror anthology. That was just at the end of last year. Now Smith says: "It took us less than a month,...
- 1/24/2014
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
All this business of staring at screens can be a little tiring. Film and television are incredibly entertaining mediums (as is the act of frenetically refreshing various websites for the latest news about film and television), but every once in a while, it can be nice to find a show that’s not a brightly-colored image projected onto something. And like most of life’s problems, this one can be solved by leaping to one’s feet and belting out a showstopping Broadway musical number. It turns out that it’s a fairly common issue because all your favorite stars are rapidly making the change from Hollywood’s sound stages to New York City’s actual stages, and that statement is 100% factual as long as “your favorite stars” are Kevin Smith, the various creative folks behind Frozen, and Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. Kevin Smith has already spent the past few years busily redefining the word “retirement...
- 1/14/2014
- by Adam Bellotto
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
If you thought Kevin Smith's Twitter followers were hell in a handbag, wait until you hear about his next project.
We're not talking about "Tusk," either, and that's a horror movie starring Justin Long as a guy who's forced to wear a walrus suit. (Smith is hoping to get "Tusk" into Cannes; it's already slotted to come out this fall thanks to A24, the studio behind "Spring Breakers" and "The Bling Ring.")
Turns out Smith's already cracked out a new script called "Helena Handbag" that's about "mankind teaming up with Hell to save existence from extinction at the hands of a Rapturing giant Jesus," according to Smith's official Facebook page. Like "Tusk," it's based on an episode of the SModcast, his podcast where he and Scott Mosier riff on all things, uh, SModdy?
Of course, this is all a ways away. Smith is hoping to start production on "Clerks III" in May,...
We're not talking about "Tusk," either, and that's a horror movie starring Justin Long as a guy who's forced to wear a walrus suit. (Smith is hoping to get "Tusk" into Cannes; it's already slotted to come out this fall thanks to A24, the studio behind "Spring Breakers" and "The Bling Ring.")
Turns out Smith's already cracked out a new script called "Helena Handbag" that's about "mankind teaming up with Hell to save existence from extinction at the hands of a Rapturing giant Jesus," according to Smith's official Facebook page. Like "Tusk," it's based on an episode of the SModcast, his podcast where he and Scott Mosier riff on all things, uh, SModdy?
Of course, this is all a ways away. Smith is hoping to start production on "Clerks III" in May,...
- 12/31/2013
- by Jenni Miller
- Moviefone
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