Posted by lebon at cb722735-a.mdsn1.wi.home.com on August 30, 2001 at 14:10:05:
In Reply to: Mewes and other news posted by Kevin on August 30, 2001 at 13:50:43:
: Alright - so let's get into it...
: Yes. It's true. There was a period when Jason was wacky on the junk, hopped-up on goofballs.
: The kid was born the son of an addict. That's a predisposition that's tough to overcome. But overcome it he has, as you can see by his work in the new flick. And as anyone who's run into him at the San Diego and Wizard ComiCons this year can attest, you'd be hard pressed to point to any signs or indications of a drug problem. In fact, you might be one of the many folks who affably offered him weed, coke, or a drink, and got politely turned down (he'd have turned down heroin too, but people rarely offer you heroin in life, let alone at a comic book show; unless it's Super-Heroin).
That's great news to hear, I think most of us figured it was news older then dirt. Which what I think annoyed a lot of people, myself included. Its great to hear Mewes learned from the mistakes and has moved on and I hope he continues to do so. I thought JASBSB was his best acting effort to date and I can't wait to see him in something besides the Jay character to really see him stretch and show us what else he can do. That scene where he thought Justice was dead really showed some range there, I mean the dude really looked broken up over it.
Keep up the great work Mewes!!