Smith is the first to know that silent bobs humor doesnt speak to everyone, so he doesnt try to change his ways to appease the masses. Kevin patrick smith born august 2, 1970 is an american filmmaker, actor, comedian, public. Kevin smith confirms jay and silent bob reboot variety. Jay and silent bob reboot confirmed by kevin smith the. Silent bob speaks available for download and read online in other formats. Jason mewes is a television and film actor and internet radio show host best known for playing jay, the vocal half of the jay and silent bob duo in six films and an animated series. Kevin smith s view askewniverse is returning to theaters, folks.
Film director kevin smith, aka silent bob, speaks the. The character is likewise played by kevin smith himself. Although i liked reading it, i dont think it can be qualified as a good book. The sequel to 2001s jay and silent bob strike back has been in the works for just over two years now, with the plot having recently been revealed by smith and costar jason mewes, and saban films picking up the films north american distribution rights. Thats right, hes kevin smith, and he continues to live the dream of every sarcastic, heavyset, facialhairsporting, fartjokeloving comic geek out thereand, trust me, i resemble that remark. Silent bob speaks is a book that any kevin smith fan will appreciate. Kevin smith says his jay and silent bob reboot will start filming in about a week. Silent bob speaks, a collection of previously published essays most from arena. The collected writings of kevin smith popular online. The collected writings of kevin smith kevin smith on. A silent bob is one half of jay and silent bob, a pair of drug dealers that find themselves on every adventure in the view askew universe. Topics range from polemic assaults on pop culture figures to reflections on spiderman and his diagnosis with morbid obesity.
These take a long time to trickle down tired cheeks after welling at. Silent bob speaks interweaves the best of the arena columns with a new introduction by the author to produce smiths first collection of bawdy, overthetop essays, guaranteed to make his legions of fans choke on their cheerios. Kevin smiths comedies often have an impressive array of cameos and it sounds like jay and silent bob reboot will be no exception. Its been 25 years since clerks became a landmark independent film hit and onscreen life partners kevin smith and jason mewes became the unlikeliest of movie icons as silent bob and the decidedly unsilent jay. Kevin smith has launched preproduction on his longpromised jay and silent bob reboot with jay mewes and producer jordan monsanto smith, who. They also sparred with jay and silent bob, the two smalltime dealers selling dope outside the store. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Silent bob is played by director and writer, kevin smith. This trope is named for silent bob, a character played by director kevin smith in all of the view askewniverse movies, from clerks to jay and silent bob reboot, who would only speak once or twice per movie, and instead said volumes with silence.
Jay and silent bob also appeared in smiths later films mallrats, chasing amy, dogma. Kevin smiths jay and silent bob reboot acquired by. Its just random rantings and if you dont like the persona of kevin smith andor his work, theres no way youll be able to read this through. Clerks director kevin smith gave fans an update saturday on the status of his next jay and silent bob movie, promising that a crew would finally start rolling in the coming days. Kevin smith has revealed via instagram that he is planning, and indeed has already written a script for a jay and silent bob movie reboot. Its 2019 and kevin smith is back, bringing the best of 90s stoner culture with him in the jay and silent bob reboot. Comic book legend kevin smith takes a deep dive into a scene from his new movie jay and silent bob reboot. But anyone whos followed smiths career as filmmaker, podcaster, and professional raconteur or oralist, as he put it with a wink on thursdays late show knows that it. Unlike his unforthcoming screen alterego silent bob, smith is ready to. Writerdirector kevin smith, who is reviving his muchbeloved stoner characters for next months jay and silent bob reboot, will host a screening of the film on feb. Kevin smith talks about everything but the new jay and.
Quiet bob alongside his shrewd accomplice jay have showed up in a few mediums including practically all of kevin smiths motion pictures, including clerks, mallrats, chasing amy, dogma, and jay and silent bobs very own element film jay and silent bob strikes back. If it follows the same rollout, it should play in laarea theatres in. The collection comes from sources including arena magazine, details, new jersey monthly, and film comment. Its clear, on reading silent bob speaks, that smith has the highest kind of affection for almost every aspect of the business that hes in. Jay and silent bob return to hollywood to stop a reboot of. Kevin smith reveals jay and silent bob reboot features. Kevin smith says jay and silent bob movie to finally. Silent bob speaks interweaves the best of the arena columns with a new introduction by the author to produce smith s first collection of bawdy, over the top essays, guaranteed to make his legions of fans choke on their cheerios.
Silent bob speaks an evening with kevin smith at carnegie hall june 17, 2009 8. Jay and silent bob may appear in kevin smiths episode. Kevin smith took to his instagram account to announce the official return of jay and silent bob. Kevin smith has confirmed that his longpromised reboot of his jay and silent bob characters is officially in the works. Really they were just lolling around, being rude to customers and playing the occasional game of hockey on the roof. Pdf silent bob speaks download full pdf book download. The uncomfortably candid diary of kevin smith by kevin smith sep 22 2009 on. Mewes and smith have a long history of appearing in films together, including both clerks films, mallrats, dogma, and of course jay and silent bob strike back. Feb 10, 2017 kevin smith has confirmed that he will be resurrecting one of his most famous characters silent bob along with the much more vocal, knitcapwearing jay, in a post on his facebook page. But smith was still missing the characters he created as a young filmmaker im getting eager to play with my old toys again, he wrote, leading him back to jay and silent bob. Jay and silent bob reboot 2019 kevin smith as silent bob, kevin smith. The words fall from his lips like smooth stones onto the freshlyplanted grass. Like his movies, you have to get keven smith to appreciate silent bob speaks. It is the third episode he has directed, and even appears in it with jason mewes as a security guard.
He talks about the different cameos, the use of cgi and his unique filmmaking style. Smokin weed, smokin whiz, doin coke n drinkin beers. Here, at last, is the book his legions of fans have been waiting. Kevin smith reveals that hes finished writing the mallrats 2 script. Granted, hes had a receding hairline for years, but that mop top he had in mallrats was the bomb, yo. The collected writings of kevin smith third impression by kevin smith isbn. It was released each wednesday, the podcast featured jason mewes talking about his past drug addictions and sexual encounters.
Written only as he knows how, in his own language just as he was saying it to you. Silent bob speaks available at that kevin smith club link in my bio. Kevin smith has finished writing mallrats sequel during lockdown. Kevin smith confirms jay and silent bob strike back sequel. For kevin smith and anyone else who has enjoyed the persona he played so well. Originally intending to end this shared world with 2001s jay and silent bob strike back, the director changed his mind and added. Apr 10, 2018 i am looking forward to seeing the special, and hope it gets the ball rolling on jay and silent bob reboot that he has been teasing for a year or so now. Kevin smith working on a jay and silent bob reboot indiewire.
Well, if kevin smith is going to dig around in his old toy box, im at least happy hes going to do it in a way thats selfaware and selfparodying like jay and silent bob strike back. Silent bobs shocking role in kevin smiths moose jaws. Silent bob speaks the collected writings of kevin smith. Yep, silent bob has been busy at home battering through the story for the. Kevin smith is making another jay and silent bob movie. Kevin smith breaks down a scene from jay and silent bob. The news follows a false start on a further sequel to. The state room is proud to present jay and silent bob reboot roadshow with kevin smith on thursday, january 23, 2020. Jay and silent bob reboot 2019 kevin smith as silent. Jon harder discusses how kevin smiths chasing amy and silent bobs speech in the diner changed his life forever. The show has been on hiatus rumored to be because of a feud over money between the two.
Kevin smith, the legendary independent filmmaker, columnist and cultural commentator, launches himself on an unsuspecting world with a series of hilarious rants on the absurdity of just about everything. May 05, 2006 my friends dressed as jay and silent bob of clerks fame at the san diego comic con of 2003 and were interviewed by kevin smith the real silent bob and director of many a pop culture movie. Kevin smith details jay and silent bob reboot, announces. Kevin smiths very meta jay and silent bob reboot to begin. Kevin smith and jason mewes are currently on tour with the reboot roadshow, which is taking them across the country to screen their latest view askewniverse comedy, jay. Feb 11, 2012 from the collective writings, here is kevin smith. Jul 20, 2006 really they were just lolling around, being rude to customers and playing the occasional game of hockey on the roof. Here, at last, is the book his legions of fans have been waiting for. Kevin smith says that production on jay and silent bob reboot will begin next week. Jul 05, 2015 fans of writerdirector kevin smith will tell you that his most popular characters jay and silent bob have only ever been featured within the directors own work in what are referred to as the. It feels like every day of the production, the director is. The new jersey stoner icons who first hit the screen 25 years ago in clerks are back. The two are famous for their title roles in 2001s jay and silent bob strike back, in which two stoners attempt to wreck a movie based on their lives. Jay and silent bob reboot is kevin smiths new film after.
Sep 09, 2007 the only words silent bob says in the entire film, clerks. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Kevin smith and jason mewes explain why clerks was in black and white duration. Kevin smith confirms jay and silent bob reboot hypebeast. Smith is the first to know that silent bob s humor doesnt speak to everyone, so he doesnt try to change his ways to appease the masses. Feb 10, 2017 jay and silent bob are coming back to the big screen. Books by kevin smith author of tough shit goodreads. The collected writings of kevin smith is a collection of essays written by screenwriter, director, and comic book author kevin smith. The jay and silent bob reboot, is set to hit theaters. In the first installment of kevin smith s new jersey. The other half of kevin smiths duo, jay and silent bob, he is one of the few kevin smith will make a cameo in the upcoming independent film shooting clerks, which is about smiths own ragstoriches hollywood story. Kevin smith says jay and silent bob reboot will start. Hes a writer, hes a director, but, perhaps most importantly to those whove seen his films, hes silent bob. Clerks director kevin smith, aka silent bob, is now all about.
May 11, 2018 directed by gil cunha, brian volkweiss. How silent bobs speech in chasing amy changed my life. Its another road trip between smiths silent bob and his hetero lifemate jay, played by jason mewes, but this time theyre bringing jays illegitimate 18yearold daughter milly. Compare the speechless, the voiceless, the quiet one, and silent partner. Silent bob lives up to his name and rarely speaks in his movies, except to go into a long, deep, profound thought. Sient bob initially showed up in the kevin smith film clerks. Actor and director kevin smith reunited with the cast of one of his first films for a walk down memory lane and a return to a fan favorite. Film director kevin smith, aka silent bob, speaks the current. Kevin smith and jason mewes will appear in cameo roles on an upcoming episode of the cws the flash. Jay and silent bob reboot, he even managed to include a picture of the title page. Saban films has picked up the north american rights to kevin smiths jay and silent bob reboot, the sequel to the 2001 comedy jay and silent bob strike back. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Silent bob speaks an evening with kevin smith at carnegie. Before he nearly died backstage, onstage he discusses his marriage, his kid and his work or lack thereof.
Even when taking jay and silent bob reboots meta title into account, its hard not to feel like smith isnt just spinning his wheels. Kevin smith comes to your town to show his latest and greatest motion picture, the star studded jay and silent bob reboot. If youre interested in chain smoking and silence then silent bob is your man. Kevin smith teases very special plans for jay and silent bob.
Kevin smith is anything but quiet in this new comedy special that was recorded an hour before his heart attack in february. Kevin smith has epic response to sigstalker during the. At heart, kevin smith the demon responsible for clerks, mallrats, chasing amy, dogma and jay and silent bob strike back is the baldest kind of fanboy. In a very lengthy instagram post, creator and filmmaker kevin smith announced on thursday that this past january he penned a script for a. Silent bobs soliloquy to bring a moral or a glass breaking moment near the end of the film was a great concept. The collected writings of kevin smith third impression by kevin. No stranger to a shared universe, smith has created his own fictional shared world called askewniverse. Kevin smith has talked about the return of jay and silent bob in some form or another since at least 2014. He currently cohosts a weekly podcast with kevin smith called jay and silent bob get old. Its been more than a decade since clerks ii hit theaters and.
Kevin smith has had a little trouble with his recent efforts to return to the view askewniverse. With joey lauren adams, ben affleck, fred armisen, diedrich bader. They have added a screening of the reaper pilot to kevin smiths panel on friday night at the san diego comic con. Saban films has acquired the north american rights to jay and silent bob reboot, kevin smiths upcoming sequel to the 2001 cult stoner comedy jay and silent bob strike back, the. But if you want more kevin smith, watch the flash tonight on the cw. You can bring your mom, but just let her know that were gonna talk about all.
Kevin smith originally posted by djariya ill have to wait until this hits digital. Silent bob kevin smith and jason mewes jay in clerks ii which is not, incidentally, as genteel as it may sound. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The silentbob is yet another indexing tool helping you to find your way through the software source code. Silent bob speaks is a collection of columns kevin smith has written in various places. With the release of jay and silent bob strike back on netflix, director and comedian kevin smith took to twitter to reveal that he has big plans for 2019. Take kevin smith for example, who has found time during.
Kevin smith has revealed that he will reprise silent bob in moose jaws, but his role in the story might shock you. May 27, 2018 kevin smiths very meta jay and silent bob reboot to begin filming in august its literally the same fucking movie all over again by allison shoemaker. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Kevin smith announces jay and silent bob reboot, clerks 3 is dead. Kevin smith interview with jay and silent bob youtube. Silent bob speaks interweaves the best of the arena columns with a new introduction by the author to produce smith s first collection of bawdy, overthetop essays, guaranteed to make his legions of fans choke on their cheerios. Kevin smith confirms jay and silent bob strike back. The collected writings of kevin smith by kevin smith in epub, fb2, rtf download ebook. The collected writings of kevin smith by kevin smith.
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