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Fox lights a Smoke Jun. 30, 2008
Source: Variety
by: Mike Sampson

Had SPEED RACER been as big a hit as Warner Bros. had hoped, it would've launched Matthew Fox into a new level of stardom. As it was, he was the most enjoyable thing about the movie (he seemed to be the only one in the cast who truly got it). While Judd Apatow characters might not find Fox interesting at all, I still think he's got the goods to be an A-list kinda guy. He'll take another shot at shedding the Jack Shephard persona with the Warner Bros. flick BILLY SMOKE. Based on the Oni Press comic, Fox will star as a hitman who's nearly killed during a job and decides to embark on a mission to kill all the world's assassins. Haven't heard much about the "Billy Smoke" comic? That's because it hasn't come out yet. And won't be out until 2009. Kinda seems like comic companies lately are developing projects with movies (and big money) in mind and then going backwards to work on the comic. When it is finally released, "Smoke" will feature artwork by Eric Kim and a story by B. Clay Moore.

Extra Tidbit: Wouldn't you like to see Fox try his hand at a comedy instead of sticking with these brooding antiheroes?

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BlackOrigin on Jun 30 2008, 6:54:50 PM writes:
ITS A SHAME
I was really disappointed that Speed Racer didn't do better. I agree in that Fox played his character the best, to the fact where it was almost believable in this purposely unbelievable movie. I just hope Fox can find a way to break free of Jack Shephard persona and have a chance to expand as an actor, since he is a very good one. Though seeing him in a comedy...interesting.
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YodasBeast on Jun 30 2008, 2:23:47 PM writes:

In Alan Moore's argument, I think it has more to do with the fact that it is hard for most comics to be translated properly to the big screen. He's most likely against the butchering of his works, since it was prevalent with most of the comic movies of the past (and present...DareDevil, XMen 3, Fantastic 4 ...).
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RideTheExpress on Jun 30 2008, 1:59:51 PM writes:
BY THE WAY
In Knocked Up's commentary, Seth mentions that he is a huge Mathew Fox fan and that they have the characters make fun of him to appear like even more of a jackass... Just a random fact!
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HoyleHaw on Jun 30 2008, 11:20:36 AM writes:

To be fair, Alan Moore has been quite vocal in his disdain for comics-to-film adaptations, at least with regard to his work. But he does strike me as a minority voice there.
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mr boejangles on Jun 30 2008, 9:54:47 AM writes:
ITS SEEMS LIKE
comics r developed for movies in mind...because they are! stories like wanted are made with the goal of being on the big screen. they just go to comicpages first for the street cred.

and i like fox i think its interesting that he slides into these tv roles so well that after a few years he has to "shed" these images. He had to do it on whatever show that was he was on in the 90s (i wasnt a fan) and now with lost.
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dex14 on Jun 30 2008, 9:35:24 AM writes:

In regards to your tidbit...maybe Apatow should hire him for his next. It worked with the Eric Bana joke.
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