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Kevin Smith gives update on animated Marvel series Howard the Duck

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Along with his upcoming View Askewniverse return Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, Kevin Smith is also set to dabble with another shared universe, the filmmaker teaming with Dave Willis (Aqua Teen Hunger Force) to develop the animated Marvel series Howard the Duck for Hulu. Speaking at Comic-Con (via Comic Book), Smith has offered an update […]

Kevin Smith discusses Val Kilmer’s Bluntman casting in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

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As revealed by Kevin Smith earlier this month, the plot of his View Askewniverse return Jay and Silent Bob Reboot will see the stoner duo setting off on another trip to Hollywood in an effort to block a “modernized” reboot of Bluntman and Chronic featuring Supergirl’s Melissa Benoist as a gender-swapped Chronic and – as […]

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot gets a first trailer

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Ahead of its Hall H panel at the San Diego Comic-Con International, Universal Pictures has released the first trailer for Kevin Smith’s return to the View Askewniverse, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. Check them out here, along with the official synopsis… The stoner icons who first hit the screen 25 years ago in CLERKS are […]

UPDATE: Kevin Smith shares Bluntman v Chronic poster from Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

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Kevin Smith is set to unveil the first trailer for his View Aksewniverse return Jay and Silent Bob Reboot this Saturday at the San Diego Comic-Con International, and in anticipation of the panel the filmmaker has shared a faux poster for Bluntman v Chronic, the ‘movie within the movie’ which inspired Jay and Silent Bob […]

Jason Mewes’ directorial debut Madness in the Method gets a poster and trailer

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2019 is shaping up to be a big year for Jason Mewes. As well as reprising the role of Jay for this year’s Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, he also makes his feature directorial debut with Madness in the Method, which sees him portraying a fictionalised version of himself who sets out to be taken […]

Comic Book Review – Detective Comics #1000 Deluxe Edition

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Ricky Church reviews Detective Comics #1000 Deluxe Edition… Earlier this year marked a pretty special occasion for Batman as DC’s resident Dark Knight not only celebrated 80 years of publication, but reached a milestone 1000th issue of Detective Comics, the very comic he was introduced in. Now the celebration continues with DC’s release of Detective Comics […]

Kevin Smith reacts to the Joker trailer, says he “loves” the tone

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Kevin Smith has taken to social media to express his love of the new trailer for Joker, starring Joaquin Phoenix. Kevin Smith, as we all know, is a huge superhero/comic book fan, and particularly fond of all things Batman. Many fans look to Smith when something new in the world of nerdom drops and it […]

Rosario Dawson and Joey Lauren Adams confirmed for Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

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Having just wrapped filming in New Orleans this past week, we now have confirmed on two more View Askewniverse veterans who’ll be reuniting with Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes for the upcoming comedy sequel Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. Smith shared a photo to Instagram revealing that Rosario Dawson has shot scenes for the movie, […]

Comic Book Review – Detective Comics #1000

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Ricky Church reviews Detective Comics #1000… After 80 years, Batman has finally reached the milestone issue Detective Comics #1000, only the second publication in history to do so after Superman in last year’s Action Comics #1000. Much like that aforementioned issue, Detective Comics #1000 is a celebration of the Dark Knight and his adventures, examining why he’s remained such […]