Kevin Smith Hoping For Return To Form With Red State

Kevin Smith has returned to his indie roots with Red State - and is hoping that a switch to horror will reignite his filmmaking career.

Having directed movies of varying quality in recent years, ranging from Cop Out to Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Red State sees Smith returning to more familiar ground, self-funding the release of the film and making villains out of religious fundmentalists.

Speaking to Total Film, he said: "The movie ****s with you. It demands a lot of its audience. It doesn’t let you go in easy and be like, ‘This’ll be fun!’ It actually engages your brain and makes you question your beliefs and go, ‘Oh God, I’m sympathising with people I shouldn’t!'"

He continued: "I’m trying to make art films again. It’s what I came in to filmmaking to try to do. I wanted to make all kinds of flicks, not just comedies.

"I focused on comedy because I seemed to be OK at it, but there was always a part of me that wanted to try something else."

Red State is released on October 19.