CLERKS 2

[Numbahs]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

That's my first and last reaction as a die-hard Kevin Smith fan.

[The Sultan of Swank]

Didn't they scrap that idea a long time ago?

Where did you hear about this?

[Numbahs]

It's all over the place....:\

Director Kevin Smith Plans 'Clerks' Sequel

By ANTHONY BREZNICAN, AP Entertainment Writer

LOS ANGELES - Kevin Smith is making another convenience store run.

The writer-director of "Dogma," "Chasing Amy" and "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" told the Associated Press on Friday that he has begun work on a sequel to "Clerks," his homemade indie classic from 1994.

That $27,000 movie, shot at night in a store where Smith worked, chronicled the adventures of Dante and Randal, two guys who talk about life, death, sex and movies while working at neighboring stores.

The sequel picks up 10 years later.

"It's about what happens when that lazy, 20-something malaise lasts into your 30s. Those dudes are kind of still mired, not in that same exact situation, but in a place where it's time to actually grow up and do something more than just sit around and dissect pop culture and talk about sex," Smith said during an interview at his Hollywood office. "It's: What happened to these dudes?"

A new 10th anniversary DVD of "Clerks" debuts Sept. 7, and Smith said working on that three-disc set inspired him to write about what became of those characters.

The sequel — titled "The Passion of the Clerks" — is set to begin shooting in January. Miramax Films, which turned the original into a cult-hit after buying it at the Sundance Film Festival (news - web sites), plans to distribute the follow-up.

"It's funny, it's very raw, insanely foul-mouthed. In many ways it's the antithesis of 'Jersey Girl,'" Smith said, referring to his recent PG-13 comedy with Ben Affleck (news) as the widowed father of a little girl.

Smith is also writing the screenplay for a movie version of "The Green Hornet," but no longer thinks he will direct it. The "Clerks" movie has moved to the top of his to-do list.

He said he called Jeff Anderson, who played the combative video-store worker Randal, and Brian O'Halloran, who was the besieged-by-strangeness convenience store employee Dante, to run the idea by them first.

"Jeff was actually very protective of 'Clerks,'" Smith said. "Jeff was like, 'Are you sure you want to do this? That movie means a lot to people and do you want to go back?' I thought about it honestly, and it would seem chicken to not give it a shot just because I'm afraid of (messing) with the first film."

So far, he said he has gotten only positive responses from the people who have read the script, so he decided to move forward with it. Both O'Halloran and Anderson are signed on, and Jason Mewes, will return as stoner Jay, the "hetero life-mate" of Smith's stoic Silent Bob.

"I'm sure there will be naysayers who say, 'Oh my God, it's an opportunistic grab at a buck,' but it's not. We're doing it for nothing," Smith said. "We're going to do it insanely inexpensively. The budget will be somewhere between 250 grand and $5 million."

The original was shot pre-dawn, and most of the actors worked for free and then went straight to their day-jobs with little or no sleep.

"This time around we'll afford ourselves the luxury of nice 12-hour days," Smith said. "And people can get paid."

[zero]

What's so wrong about this? It's been hinted at for years. Yeah it was scrapped, but I'm not surprised by this at all. Not all sequels suck.

[Numbahs]

It might be funny, it might not....there's no way to know that. Although I'll probably find it to be funny as hell. I just think it's totally sad and pathetic that Smith(a man who made fun of "sequelizing" in J&SBSB with Good Will Hunting 2) is going back to this well and making a legitimate sequel to one of his movies.

I think he should be doing something better with his time. Jersey Girl is a step in the right direction regardless of what success it had. This is just like taking a giant leap backward.

[zero]

It might be funny, it might not....there's no way to know that.  Although I'll probably find it to be funny as hell.  I just think it's totally sad and pathetic that Smith(a man who made fun of "sequelizing" in J&SBSB with Good Will Hunting 2) is going back to this well and making a legitimate sequel to one of his movies.

I think he should be doing something better with his time.  Jersey Girl is a step in the right direction regardless of what success it had.  This is just like taking a giant leap backward.

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I think Smith felt as if he alienated his core fanbase with Jersey Girl and this is the surefire way to "make it up to them." But the thing is, this does mean Jay and Silent Bob are coming back, just four years after ending their saga. I'm not against this, and not surprised, but you do make a good point.

That said, what the hell ever happened to the animated Clerks movie!?

[GoGo Yubari]

They still have plans of making the animated movie.

[Numbahs]

I think Smith felt as if he alienated his core fanbase with Jersey Girl and this is the surefire way to "make it up to them."  But the thing is, this does mean Jay and Silent Bob are coming back, just four years after ending their saga.  I'm not against this, and not surprised, but you do make a good point.

That said, what the hell ever happened to the animated Clerks movie!?

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[Guest The Psychotic One]

Oh, somewhere between, say, 250 grand, and... FIVE MILLION DOLLARS.

I know that's nothing for a movie budget, but it still sounds funny.

Oh, and the movie of the short-lived animated series can only rock. If any of you don't have the DVD, buy it! There's no other way to see all six episodes.

[Numbahs]

There's no other way to see all six episodes.

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[The Dork Knight]

At least Kevin is'nt done with the View Askewinverse.

[Darloboy]

Oh, somewhere between, say, 250 grand, and... FIVE MILLION DOLLARS.

I know that's nothing for a movie budget, but it still sounds funny.

Oh, and the movie of the short-lived animated series can only rock. If any of you don't have the DVD, buy it! There's no other way to see all six episodes.

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[K]

A new 10th anniversary DVD of "Clerks" debuts Sept. 7, and Smith said working on that three-disc set inspired him to write about what became of those characters.

Ugh. Another fucking dvd I'm gonna have to double dip on.

I fucking hate DVD's. Bring back VHS.

[thatshortguy]

A new 10th anniversary DVD of "Clerks" debuts Sept. 7, and Smith said working on that three-disc set inspired him to write about what became of those characters.

Ugh. Another fucking dvd I'm gonna have to double dip on.

I fucking hate DVD's. Bring back VHS.

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The only reason I'm getting it is because it includes "The Flying Car" short that aired on The Tonight Show w/Jay Leno. If it didn't have that, I'd just keep my original DVD.

[GoGo Yubari]

There's no other way to see all six episodes.

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Comedy Central says Hi......

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But they haven't aired it in a while, have they?

[zero]

There's no other way to see all six episodes.

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Comedy Central says Hi......

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But they haven't aired it in a while, have they?

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No, they're too busy airing Dilbert and Duckman.

[gunnar hendershow]

I'm areserving judgment until I see it.

Which I will.

[Sweet Clyde]

I'm saying nothing, until I hear that it either will or will not be in black and white.

[The Dork Knight]

I heard that the 3-Disc set is going to include the Jay & Silent Bob promos from MTV. Those had to be the funniest things I ever saw.

I can't wait for TPOTC. Hopefully Dante or Randall will start talking about how bad Gigli was right when one of Affleck's characters comes in (If he does do the movie).

[Ananas]

There better be room for appearances by Lee, Affleck and hopefully Damon. If that happens, I'm ok with it. Oh and Joey Lauren Adams. If she got her shit together post DUI. Still though, I was hoping the small budget comedy Kevin was hinting at would be something entirely new.