Taking Kevin Smith’s name in vain is a running joke on “Entourage” – so much so that Smith likes to joke, “Ari Gold? He’ll never be my agent. And I’m never going to work with Vinnie Chase.”
At the New York premiere of “Zack and Miri Make A Porno” -- part of the kickoff for the CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival -- Smith reminisced during a Q&A session about how a fictional story on “Entourage” bled into his real life, and all because they cited him as the writer for a movie on the show.
In season three, Vincent Chase was about to do “Aquaman 2,” but balks because instead of James Cameron directing, Michael Bay is stepping in. And instead of Andrew Kevin Walker ("Se7en") writing, it’s Kevin Smith. “They’re rushing it into production, and so they’re having a scene where they’re talking about who’s directing, who’s writing it, and my name comes up,” Smith said. “And they’re like, ‘F--k!’” (Actually, it was more like a collective groan, with Vincent saying, ‘F--k you, Ari! I want off this movie!”).
“That stung a little bit,” Smith admitted. “But the weirdest thing was that afterwards, for the next two months, people would come up and congratulate me. ‘I hear you’re doing “Aquaman 2”!’ And I was like, ‘Motherf---er, did you ever see ‘Aquaman 1’?!” Read More...
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