In a lengthy new posting to Instagram, filmmaker Kevin Smith has revealed some new filmmaking plans. We know that a third film in the “Clerks” series is not happening due to one of our four leads opting out, and the “Mallrats” sequel morphed into a TV series pitch that has had no takers.
Smith now says that while he doesn’t fully own the rights to the previous films he’s done, which limits what he can do, he does own his Jay and Silent Bob characters and so has come up with a new project – “Jay and Silent Bob Reboot”. Discussing his motivation he says:
“While I love playing with someone else’s new toys on ‘The Flash’ and ‘Supergirl,’ I’m getting eager to play with my old toys again in the inter-connected View Askewniverse I spent the first half of my career creating.
And so all last month, I had the time of my life laughing while writing ‘Jay and Silent Bob Reboot’ – a fun flick in which the Jersey boys have to go back to Hollywood to stop a brand new reboot of the old ‘Bluntman & Chronic Movie’ they hated so much.
It’s a tongue-in-cheek, silly-ass satire that pokes fun at the movie business’s recent re-do obsession, featuring an all-star cast of cameos and familiar faces! And I already met with the good folks at Miramax and they’re into it, so I’m hoping we’ll be shooting in the summer.”
Smith has most recently been directing episodes of “The Flash” and “Supergirl” for The CW and has previously announced “Moose Jaws”, the last of his True North Trilogy of films following “Tusk” and “Yoga Hosers”.
