On the latest episode of Kevin Smith’s Fatman Past podcast, the filmmaker supplied an replace on his third Jay and Silent Bob film. Sure, Smith is making one other Jay and Silent Bob film and he’s seeking to begin capturing it subsequent yr in 2024.
Smith has additionally been growing a Mallrats sequel, however it seems to be like Jay and Silent Bob 3 goes to occur earlier than that. He stated: “I did not assume I’d do it for a very long time, however I had an concept and I used to be like, ‘I’ll f—in’ observe this and see the place it leads,’ and it is led to one thing I actually f—in’ get pleasure from.” He added:
“I am writing one other Jay and Silent Bob film. I actually did not assume I would do it for…we had a plan to do the third Jay and Silent Bob film when Jay’s daughter Logan was 18, and she or he may play Harley’s daughter within the film. Harley performed Jay’s daughter in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, so Logan would play Jay’s granddaughter, and we thought that will be f—ed up. However Mewes was similar to, ‘So I’ve bought to attend f ten years to do one other film?’ So I used to be like, ‘I suppose you are proper,’ so I began desirous about this factor and began writing it, and I f—ing completely adore it. I am writing it in the best way that I wrote Pink State….anytime I do know the place the film’s going, which means the viewers is aware of the place the film’s going, and since it is a Jay and Silent Bob film, and…I dunno, the 18th…most likely the viewers is aware of the place quite a lot of it may go. Any time I really feel that method, I simply flip the tables and write one thing utterly completely different. Any time I do know what the punchline is, I am forcing myself to discover a completely different punchline to undercut it and stuff. So I am utilizing it as an train to sharpen the comedic knives, if you’ll.”
It’ll be enjoyable to see what he’s bought deliberate for these characters subsequent. He launched Jay and Silent Bob Reboot again in 2019 and followers appeared to get pleasure from it. Judging from the response of the group on the recording of the podcast, the followers are prepared and excited for an additional Jay and Silent Bob film.
Smith most just lately completed his movie, The 4:30 Film and he’s not losing any time getting again to work! The 4:30 Film stars Austin Zajur (Clerks III, Scary Tales to Inform within the Darkish), and the story facilities on a bunch of teenagers within the Nineteen Eighties, who pay to get into one film, and spend the day theater-hopping.
Are you excited that Smith is making another Jay and Silent Bob film?
