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First Look: Kevin Smith’s Zack and Miri Make a Porno

Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on March 5, 2008

Today brings something that Kevin Smith fans have been anticipating for a while now: the first official image from Zack and Miri Make a Porno. The film stars Seth Rogen (Superbad) and Elizabeth Banks (The 40-year Old Virgin) as two downtrodden friends who embrace their desperation by making their own porn film to pay off their debts. As you can imagine, some sort of romance blossoms along the way.

The folks at USA Today caught up with Kevin Smith and his cast on set in Monroeville, PA:

“What’s weird about it is, it’s dirty. But it’s so incredibly sweet,” Smith says, noting that Porno will be rated R (obviously, there’s no actual porn in it). Banks says grown-ups are mature enough for immature jokes. “These kinds of comedies, these sweet and sexy comedies, have all started to push the envelope. This movie takes it even further, that’s definitely true. But if you’re over 15 years old … you know what sex is, and in comedy you’re always trying to find those taboos that you can break for a laugh. Sex in America is a huge one.”

And Rogen? For him, there’s no safety in safety: “Oh, we are going too far … ” He laughs and adds: “The first thing people should think is: ‘Are they allowed to do that?’ “

Zack and Miri Make a Porno is set to hit theaters sometime in the fall.