Kevin Smith says 'Clerks 3' is going to happen, original cast returning
DETROIT â The original cult classic "Clerks" was released in 1994 and was written, directed and co-produced by Kevin Smith. "Clerks II" was released in 2006.
The original film starred Brian O'Halloran and Jeff Anderson, who are expected to return for what will be the third and final film. Smith worked on a script for "Clerks III" in 2013, but that script has been scrapped. This will be a completely new screenplay that Smith said he started writing Monday night.
"It'll be a movie that concludes a saga. It'll be a movie about how you're never too old to completely change your life. It'll be a movie about how a decades-spanning friendship finally confronts the future. It'll be a movie that brings us back to the beginning," Smith said on Instagram.
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3 CLERKS! Thanks to the good folks at @zscentertainment and @leeloomultiprops, I got to see Randal! #JeffAnderson, @jaymewes, and I spent Saturday signing stuff and catching up, seeing so much movie merch thatâs been made over the last 25 years (hit the Leloo site for sweet signed skateboards)! But even better than that? We talked about making a movie together. Itâll be a movie that concludes a saga. Itâll be a movie about how youâre never too old to completely change your life. Itâll be a movie about how a decades-spanning friendship finally confronts the future. Itâll be a movie that brings us back to the beginning - a return to the cradle of civilization in the great state of #newjersey. Itâll be a movie that stars Jeff and @briancohalloran, with me and Jay in supporting roles. And itâll be a movie called CLERKS III! To be great is to go on. To go on is to go far. To go far is to return. And weâre all gonna return to the scene of the crime! This wonât be the old script we almost made a few years back: this is a completely new screenplay that I just started writing last night! And so far, itâs like a dream come true! After mending fences with @benaffleck earlier this year, I was hoping for a chance to do the same with Jeff - so huge thanks to Leeloo Multiprops for getting us all in the same room. But the biggest thanks ever go to Jeff, for being receptive to the idea at all. This means Iâm gonna get to play with my two favorite inaction figures again: Dante & Randal! Two weeks from the debut of @jayandsilentbob Reboot (on @fathomevents screens 10/15 & 10/17, link in my bio), Iâm ecstatic to announce our imminent return to Quick Stop! So I assure you: weâre open! #KevinSmith #clerks3 #jaymewes #jayandsilentbob #danteandrandal #quickstop #leeloomultiprops #indiefilm #clerks
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