06-18-2004, 04:31 PM
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Though, not in a movie... Quote:
It's a great cause, and now a great director attached to their latest project: Kevin is currently directing advertisements for "Declare Yourself", which urges folks to get out there, vote, and be heard. He's got a ton of great talent on board filming spots already (including Askew vets Affleck, Dushku, and Rock) -- But the biggest news of all might be that, yes, indeed, Jay & Silent Bob will come out of retirement (and onto your television screens) next month to deliver the message to you as well.
We'll let Kevin describe the project to you in his own words:
So all this week, I've been working on Public Service Announcements (aka commercials) for this organization called Declare Yourself. It's a non-partisan group founded by Norman Lear (the man who responsible for "All in the Family", "Maude", "Good Times", "The Jeffersons" and so many other legendary tv shows) that, like "Rock the Vote" encourages people to register and be heard. Declare Yourself and Comedy Central have teamed up to produce a series of ads that are so simple even I could direct them. So that's what I did.
The concept is, essentially, "In the time it's taken you to watch this, you could've been online, finding out how to register to vote." Those helping us convey this message have been Zach Braff, Ray Romano, Adam Brody, Wanda Sykes, Larry David, Jeff Garlin, and Sarah Silverman. Today, we shoot Ben Affleck, Eliza Dushku, and a pair of stoners who're coming out of semi-retirement for the cause. Then, I fly to NYC and shoot Amy Poehler, Chris Rock, Chris Walken and David Cross.
They start airing in July. Pretty funny stuff. Keep an eye out for 'em.
http://www.newsaskew.com/includes/fe...f&style=single | [ June 18, 2004, 03:33 PM: Message edited by: Matt ] |
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