Kevin Smith Has Written a New Jay and Silent Bob Movie

Will Lerner
·Producer, Yahoo Entertainment

Jay and Silent Bob have appeared in eight feature films:

  • Clerks (1994)

  • Mallrats (1995)

  • Chasing Amy (1997)

  • Dogma (1999)

  • Scream 3 (2000)

  • Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

  • Clerks II (2006)

  • Jay & Silent Bob’s Super Groovy Cartoon Movie (2013)

That doesn’t even cover their animated series, various television and music video appearances, and comic books. Jay and Silent Bob creator Kevin Smith has plans for them appear in at least two more films. The pair will show up in the upcoming Moose Jaws, and now Smith has written a new adventure for them.

Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith
Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) in 2006’s Clerks II. (Photo: Miramax)

“This is not a drill! This is an actual image from my laptop! Yes, Kids [Jay and Silent Bob] are coming back!” Smith shared in a lengthy Instagram post. He explained he was itching to return to the View Askew world of characters. “I had the time of my life laughing while writing Jay & 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,” he continued.

This is not a drill! This is an actual image from my laptop! Yes, Kids – @jayandsilentbob are coming back! Here’s the story: Sadly, Clerks III can’t happen (one of our four leads opted out of the flick). So I worked on a #Mallrats movie instead… which also didn’t happen because it turned into a #Mallrats series. I’ve pitched said sequel series to 6 different networks only to find no takers thus far. Mind you, I’m not complaining: nobody gets to make EVERYTHING they wanna make in this business (do they?). And I’ve been lucky to make anything at all, there’s so much competition out there, so many much cooler ideas from fresh folks. And besides: I had #comicbookmen and then @tuskthemovie and @yogahosers (which all came together so crazy quickly), and the podcasts and #fatmanonbatman. With all of that, how could I bitch about no Clerks III or Mallrats 2? Then when I started directing @thecw shows, it was such a slice of Heaven on Earth, I happily put my Askewniverse sequels to the side. Since I sold #Clerks and #Mallrats years ago, they’re owned by others, which limits my moves with my own material. I don’t mind: back in the day, all I ever wanted to do was sell my stuff so I could be in the movie biz in the first place. So I don’t own Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy or #Dogma… But I DO own #jayandsilentbob. So while I love playing with someone else’s new toys on @cwtheflash 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! Never give up, kids. You CAN do anything you want in life, so long as you’re patient and malleable. #KevinSmith

A photo posted by Kevin Smith (@thatkevinsmith) on Feb 9, 2017 at 1:54pm PST

Smith wanted to make a Clerks III but said a lead actor dropped out and his Mallrats sequel is turning into a television series, but the New Jersey-born filmmaker is optimistic this movie will get made. “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!” he shared.

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