Kevin Smith’s next film “Zack and Miri make a Porno” is on the fast track, and that fast track caused Rosario Dawson to not be able to play the part that was originally written for her.Ā Kevin Smith comments on just WHY she isn’t able to be in the film:
I wrote āZack and Miriā with two actors in mind for the respective leads: Rosario, natch, as Miri, and this other guy as Zack. The idea was to shoot it sometime after the first of the year, post āRed Stateā, but the reaction to the āZack and Miriā script was so enthusiastic across the boards (from producer Scott Mosier, everyone at the Weinstein Co., the agents and managers of both Rosario as well as the unnamed male lead, Entertainment Weekly), that it got fast-tracked into first position (something that wasnāt hard to do, considering āRed Stateā wasnāt finished yet). Suddenly, we were looking at an Oct/Nov ā07 start for āZack and Miriā.
Then, our prospective male lead needed some time to get some stuff done, so we moved āZack and Miriā back to a January start – which would mean a late October/early November pre-production start (precluding any pre-āZackā start for āRed Stateā). This wouldāve mean Rosario would be sitting on her hands all fall, waiting to shoot āZack and Miriā. And with the impending strike, with actors not knowing if theyāre gonna be working at all post-March, thatās a tough request to make of any actor.
Then, along comes āEagle Eyeā – the flick starring man-of-the-moment Shia LeBeouf, to be directed by āDisturbiaā helmer D.J. Caruso – based on an original idea byā¦
Wait for itā¦
Steven fucking Spielberg.
I mean, who wouldnāt take that gig?
Problem is, āEagle Eyeā starts shooting in November and doesnāt wrap ātil Feb/March. Well, thatās not really a problem for anyoneā¦ except me and āZack and Miriā.
So here I sit, momentarily, without a leading lady.
*sigh*
So there you have it.Ā Rosario’s out…someone else is back in.
BTW – the rumor is that Jason Bateman is Zack.
via Silent Bob SpeaksĀ