Gisteren kon je hier op Eigenwereld.nl de eerste trailer van Kevin Smith's zijn nieuwste film Tusk zien. Deze gaat over een blogger die mensen interviewt over vreemde voorvallen in hun leven en zo bij een oude man terecht komt. Deze verteld hem niet alleen zijn verhaal, maar gijzelt hem ook om hem om te bouwen tot een WALRUS!! Shock Till You Drop had op de Comic-Con een interview met Kevin Smith over deze film en meer. Daar van kan je hier onder alvast een stukje lezen.

Turek: Well, what are you finding in yourself now doing horror? Are you surprising yourself in any way taking on this genre?

Smith: Yes, man, absolutely. I was shocked by day two how beautiful it looked. James Laxton's our d.p. and originally we were going to do it hand-held. And we're out there shooting in North Carolina and Homeland was down and Banshee was down - shows that were shooting out there. So, we were able to cherry-pick their crews and they're making Emmy-winning television and doing it at TV speed, so you're going to get great-looking stuff and they move fast. We had this Philip Dann and you know how good you have to be at being a dolly grip in order for me to be talking about you and remembering your name? This man was like a surgeon with a dolly. He threw down rails and if there was ever a bump, he'd hammer it out. He made day one of shooting amazing. So, I turned to Laxton and said let's get rid of steadicam and hand-held so we can be on rails and keep the film constantly flowing. Because of that, the movie ends up looking better. And then Laxton said, let's go 2.35:1. Let's go for it. Because he pushed the framing that wide, I said, let's compose this classically. Instead of the quickest way out of problem, I looked to the masters. What's one of my favorite horror movies? The Shining. There's ton of even composition throughout and you see that in our film. I can't make The Shining but I can frame a shot that will remind me of it. There are other moments, too, like the heartbeat where you're with Scatman Crothers, we kick that into the movie. If you're going to steal, steal from the masters. When I look at Tusk it reminds me of the movies I grew up with and that makes me happy. It's worth the watch. I don't know if people will love it or hate it, but they'll be like, "Well, that was an experience."