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Kevin Smith’s COP OUT is mere days away from release, but he’s already focusing on his next project, HIT SOMEBODY. And now he’s announced that Seann William Scott (who co-stars in COP OUT, and previously worked with Smith in JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK) will be headlining the film as “Buddy”, the main character. Smith revealed this to NHL.com during an interview about his favorite sport of hockey. The screenplay to HIT SOMEBODY is based on a Warren Zevon song, which featured lyrics by Mitch Albom, and follows a hockey enforcer who strives to score just one goal in a hockey game. Here’s some excerpts from the interview:
“Seann, for me, was the key into the character,” Smith told NHL.com. “I had all the elements in place, and the one thing I was missing was the personality. Generally I like to write to a voice, but I didn’t know who that voice was or what that voice could be. And then after spending all the time with Seann on this movie, he’s pitch perfect. He is that guy.
“This dude has something in him that you can just see hangs so well on Buddy. He’s got some pain that’s going to work out well. More importantly he has so much love in his heart. Seann Scott is such an ebullient, happy person who’s just happy to be there. And on (“Cop Out”) you could see it. On our set the guy is just so delighted to be working, to be making people laugh. But he’s always dismissed as Stifler. … This is his chance to shine.”
I keep hoping Seann William Scott will get a chance to show his acting chops. The guy is already a likable actor, but movies like BULLETPROOF MONK and SOUTHLAND TALES just never managed to wow audiences. With Kevin Smith moving more toward mainstream filmmaking, hopefully he can pull the performance out of Scott that we’ve all be waiting for. Read more from Smith’s interview, including his U.S. vs. Canada hockey enthusiasm, over at NHL.com
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
