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Kevin Smith Torturing Fans With the Return of Justin Long as a Walrus In ‘Moose Jaws’
One thing is for sure, Kevin Smith is doing whatever the fuck he wants. And that’s pretty cool. And if financiers want to throw money at him to torture his fans, that’s their decision, not mine.
But, hey, we want more original films, right? The good news is that Smith’s Yoga Hosers (read our review) is getting a much better reception than Tusk.
But the podcast from hell (that inspired Tusk) continues forth with Moose Jaws, Smith’s final film in his planned trilogy spoofing logic and reasoning.
Tusk sent Justin Long into the Canadian outback where Michael Parks kidnapped him and surgically transformed him into a walrus. Within the film, Long’s character enters a convenience store where he meets two clerks — played by Smith’s and Depp’s daughters, Harley Quinn Smith and Lily-Rose Depp. Their characters have been spun off into Yoga Hosers, which premiered this past weekend at the Sundance Film Festival.
But it all comes full circle in Moose Jaws, which is about a giant, man-eating moose terrorizing a summer camp in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
Smith spoke about the film during a Sundance panel hosted by Deadline where he revealed many cast members, which include Harley Morenstein as a camp counselor, Tusk‘s Genesis Rodriguez as Ally Leon, Harley Quinn Smith and Lily-Rose Depp returns as the Colleens, with Johnny Depp playing Guy Lapointe.
The biggest surprise, though is that Jason Mewes and Smith are going to star as Jay and Silent Bob, which will be their first on-screen appearance since Clerks II.
But here’s where is all comes together. Smith says in the below video that Justin Long will be brought in to fight the killer moose…as his creepy, haunting and nerve-racking walrus form.
While it will stick to the beats of Jaws, the third act will take cues from Godzilla, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn, and Return of the Jedi.
While I hate Smith’s Tusk, I am curious to see Yoga Hosers. He’s tonally all over the place and seems incapable of zeroing in on anything anymore, which make his films a complete crapshoot. Again, at least Smith is doing what makes him happy and we can’t shame him for that. For me, I just want to be entertained…and the idea of a walrus-human hybrid battling a monster moose sounds right up my alley. I just don’t ever want to be tortured by anything as cinematically poison as Tusk was.
Her House of Horrors, the horror division of Independent Production House WOMXNOGRAPHY, has launched its Bite Size Short Grant Program, ahead of its film festival Dollhouse of Horror, which will take place in March 2025 in Los Angeles, CA.
The Bite Size Short Grant Program awards $2,000 film grants to female-identifying and queer horror filmmakers. Shorts must be able to be made for $2,000, with a minimum runtime of 8 minutes. Submissions are now open on Filmfreeway, and are being judged by a panel of horror lovers and content creators.
The 2024 Bite Size Short Grant Program judge lineup is as follows:
“James H. Carter II- A documentary director, film producer, podcaster, marketing specialist, and writer. James is the founder and co-owner of Creepy Kingdom. Creepy Kingdom was founded in 2011 and is a multimedia website, and production studio specializing in creepy content. Their primary focus lies at the intersection of childlike fantasy and the macabre, covering horror films, theme parks, haunts, and much more. Beyond their extensive media coverage, Creepy Kingdom hosts events, offers original merchandise, and engages in film production under the Creepy Kingdom Studios brand producing original films like “Foolish Mortals”, exploring Disney’s “Haunted Mansion” fan culture, and “Georgie”, featuring Tony Dakota from the original “It” miniseries.
“In addition to founding Creepy Kingdom, James has won awards for his documentary work, including the award-winning “Foolish Mortals,” which has earned him recognition. He has been featured on Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween special.
“Ashleeta Beauchamp is the editor-in-chief of Peek-A-Boo! Magazine, a cheeky horror magazine created to uplift marginalized writers, artists, models and other creators within the horror community. She also runs The Halloween Coalition, a community group to provide support and marketing for horror and Halloween events around the Southern California area.
“Titeanya Rodríguez is a multi-hyphenate creative, and the founder and owner of HER HOUSE OF HORRORS, home of DOLLHOUSE OF HORROR and the horror division of WOMXNOGRAPHY. As a fellow storyteller and a self-proclaimed artivist, Titeanya’s mission is to create opportunities for women of color and queer women, across film, tv, sports, music, and beyond. She is also the creator of the BITE SIZE SHORT grant program.”
Winners will have a one-night theatrical screening at Regal Cinemas. Submissions Close April 8 at Midnight. Winners will be announced on May 27, 2024. Shorts must be shot and through post-production by June 30, 2024. The screening will take place on July 8, 2024, in Los Angeles, CA.
WOMXNOGRAPHY, HER HOUSE OF HORRORS, and Rodriguez are represented by Azhar PR, Granderson Des Rochers, and Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir.
To submit your short to the Bite Size Short Grant Program, go to the FilmFreeway link here.
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