Kevin Smith has written a new movie and it is set to start filming sometime in January in Pittsburgh, where he previously filmed Dogma. I am a die-hard Kevin Smith fan as are many people, and my expectations for Zack and Miri Make A Porno are through the roof.
Smith has signed on Seth Rogen to play Zack and Elizabeth Banks to play Miri. Smith couldn't ask for a better situation than this one. Rogen is absolutely on the top of his game right now and he will bring a level of heat and marketability (not to mention the potentially hilarious performance) to this Smith vehicle unlike anything that Smith has ever seen for any of his movies in his entire career.
Of course, Smith had Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez on board for Jersey Girl. There were no two bigger celebrities in the world when they made that movie. But if you remember correctly, Jersey Girl had the unfortunate timing of having to follow one of the most trod upon movies in the history of cinema, Gigli, starring the two biggest pieces of his huge cast. As a result, the general movie-going public didn't even bother to give Jersey Girl much of a chance. This was especially ridiculous considering the movie was really about Affleck's character interacting with his father, played by George Carlin, his soon-to-be girlfriend, played by the impossibly cute Liv Tyler, and his daughter, played by Raquel Castro.
But now, there is no doubt about it. Short of Seth Rogen entering a media circus-type situation where he dates Lindsay Lohan, does a bunch of coke, and goes to jail, he will undoubtedly bring some serious, legitimate Hollywood heat to Kevin Smith's new comedy. Let's look at Rogen's last few movies.
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