7/8/2005 - Smith Confirms Directing TNG Movie

In a recent article from newsaskew.com it states that Kevin Smith confirmed on CTV's show E-Talk Daily on Tuesday, 7/5/2005 that he WILL be directing a Degrassi: The Next Generation movie. He goes on to say the movie was originally slated to be filmed Summer '05 but  has been pushed back a few months to make sure the script being written by Epitome is perfect. That would give us a shooting date of Fall '05.

You can watch the CTV E-Talk Daily clip with Kevin here (note you may need to update your QuickTime to view it properly). The article is below:

"Well, here's one that came in out of nowhere today -- You may recall that CTV ran a story in Canada a few weeks back, stating that Kevin was lined up to direct a feature film based on the Degrassi series. After we ran the piece, Kevin was strangely silent on the topic, which led us to believe there might very well be some truth to the left-field rumor after all. Today, CTV has that confirmation. In a piece Kevin taped for their entertainment program, in which you get a look inside his plush trailer where he's residing between "Catch And Release" takes, Kevin very nonchalantly REVEALS that he indeed WILL direct a Degrassi feature, at least, that's the plan -- Originally scheduled for the end of the summer, the project's been bumped back a few months to get the script in order. So, we're EXPECTING that Clerks 2 will come up on schedule, followed by the Degrassi gig, then into "Ranger Danger". Don't quote us on that. Just our guess."

Source: Newsaskew.com