Exclusive! Kevin Smith Sweetens Weinstein's Offer for Miramax

Exclusive! Kevin Smith Sweetens Weinstein's Offer for Miramax

Published: April 17, 2010 @ 10:57 am
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By Sharon Waxman

EXCLUSIVE!

News from Silent Bob, the man who lately made SouthWest Airlines tremble with his mere thumbs.

Filmmaker Kevin Smith writes WaxWord that he has desperately been trying to help Bob and Harvey Weinstein close the deal to buy Miramax. "I've sweetened the Weinstein's offer to buy Miramax back," he writes.  "All day yesterday and just now this morning, I've been throwing Tweets and large artwork at the Mouse to up the ante, but they've not responded."

Smith is a Weinstein diehard, who has been following the MIramax sale closely. The brothers bravely backed Smith in making such lasting cultural oddities ...landmarks... movies as "Clerks," "Mallrats," and "Chasing Amy." He has been Twittering (@thatkevinsmith) to his million-plus followers about the deal - offernig Mickey Mouse paintings, for example.

The deal is in the midst of pitched negotiations since the Weinsteins were granted an exclusive window through the weekend to try and close the deal.

Here is what Smith has offered in the past few hours, via Twitter: 

  1. Ease on down, Dis! 600mil & 2 huge paintings: http://twitpic.com/1gaz4s http://twitpic.com/1gb15k For Miramax. Deal? #YoPharaohLetMyPeopleGo
  2.  

    On top of Weinstein 600mil bid, AND my giant "Blue Mickey", I'll also throw in Helnwein's "LA Confidential": web" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitpic.com/1gb15k
  3.  

    Your silence in the matter telegraphs the tough negotiator you are, Disney. So lemme sweeten the pot with ANOTHER piece of giant Disney art!
    DearDisney: Friday, I offered to sweeten Harvey/Bob's 600mil Miramax bid w/ inclusion of this giant MM painting: http://twitpic.com/1gaz4s
  4.  

    That & I promise to never tarnish your magical legacy w/ twat & cock jokes ever again. Please, Disney... #WaltWouldSellMiramaxToHarveyAndBob
  5.  

    This amazing, eight foot Gottfried Helnwein piece will look dope in some lucky Disney exec's office! So 600 mil... PLUS a Mickey painting!
Tags: company, Disney, kevin smith, Media, miramax, Movies, people
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