Another day, another article about how RED STATE is looking for money. I know, I don’t have to post it, but people are interested – and it’s a slow news day. Kevin Smith is once again talking about how close – and yet, how far – RED STATE is to getting made. The director spoke with MTV about his long-gestating horror project, and, well, said the same old, same old.
“I was lobbying for a cheaper movie… One of the guys… who was making the flick with me was lobbying for a more expensive version of the movie. We weren’t going to find [the larger] budget in a zillion years, so I went off and made ‘A Couple of Dicks,’ came back and said ‘let’s re-concentrate our efforts.'”
“Instead of pie-in-the-sky, just down-and-dirty. I made f—ing ‘Clerks’ for crissakes. I can’t be the guy who’s like, ‘well I can’t make a movie for less than $15 million.’ I started my career that way and it’s still how I feel.”
Smith seems to be committed to making the film, so I don’t begrudge him that. I guess I’m just looking for something more. Like, give us some details, man. I appreciate secrecy and enjoy being surprised by a film, but in this case I just want to know what the f*ck it’s about already, that way I can finally modulate my anticipation level, once and for all.
Press play below to watch MTV’s interview with Smith.
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