Posted by ZenoBr at 216.111.243.130 on November 18, 1999 at 13:03:42:
In Reply to: Congrats Kev & Scott on the new Miramax deal... posted by boydmeister on November 18, 1999 at 04:06:45:
: and, hopefully, presumably, to some of those hugely talented Askew associates ;-)
: this just in from Variety:
: Miramax Extends Pact With 'Dogma' Duo
: By Oliver Jones
: NEW YORK (Variety) - Miramax has extended its production pact with director Kevin Smith and producer Scott Mosier, whose new film, ``Dogma,''
: opened strongly at the box office last weekend.
: Under the three-year deal -- which replaces one that expires at the end of the year -- Smith will write and direct his own Mosier-produced projects under
: their New Jersey-based View Askew shingle. In addition, Smith will write and possibly executive produce other film and TV projects, and Mosier will
: develop and produce projects independent of Smith.
: The duo's ``Dogma,'' a religious satire about fallen angels, was originally financed by Miramax, whose co-chairmen Harvey and Bob Weinstein,
: ultimately offloaded it to Lions Gate to shield Miramax's Disney parent from protests about the film's content.
: ``This deal is the equivalent of mom and dad letting us convert the attic into our own sweet Johnny Bravo-like pad,'' said Smith, who is 29 to Mosier's
: 28. ``We have nothing but love for our non-biological mother and father, the brothers Weinstein, and hope they never kick us out or tell us to get a
: job.''
: While Smith's next film project has yet to be announced, he and Mosier are at work on the Miramax Television series adaptation of their 1994 release
: ``Clerks.'' The animated series is scheduled to air on Disney-owned ABC next year.
: Smith and Mosier spent the bulk of their last three-year deal developing ``Dogma,'' which garnered mostly positive reviews and grossed $8.7 million
: in its first three days.