Jay & Silent Bob Rebootfinally begins production very soon. Director Kevin Smith has been trying to bring back his most classic characters for another full-length movie for some time now. Smith has had some bumps along the way, most notably his serious heart attack last year that almost ended his life. But he’s got a new lease on life these days and, after lots of talk, this movie is finally coming together.
Kevin Smithtook to social media to reveal thatJay and Silent Bob Rebootwill begin filming next week. TheClerksfilmmaker mused about how he initially posted on Instagram about the movie just over two years ago and encouraged his followers not to give up. The post was shared with a familiar image of Silent Bob’s not-so-smiley face pin. Here’s what Smith had to say.
“I first posted about #JayAndSilentBobReboot on Instagram 2/9/17.It’s been 2 years and 1 week since that post, during which time I almost died. But a week from Monday, we finally start rolling on Reboot. Never give up, Kids. Even when your heart wants to.”
Things got cooking recently whenSaban Films partnered with Kevin Smithon the project. Legion M, the company behind movie’s such as Anne Hathaway’sColossaland Nicolas Cage’sMandy, is also involved. Prior to this, Smith had been trying to getClerks 3going, but that fell apart. He also was prepping aMallratssequel, which eventually was turned into a TV series, but that also failed to gain any actual traction. And so, he decided to reunite with his friend and frequent collaborator, Jason Mewes, for another go around with Jay and Silent Bob.
Part of what made this project easier, in some ways, to get going is that Kevin Smith actually owns the rights to Jay and Silent Bob. As Smith explained in that Instagram post a couple of years ago, he doesn’t actually ownClerksorMallrats, so those are much more out of his control. This will be thefirst movie that Smith has directed since Yoga Hosers, which starred his daughter, Harley Quinn Smith and Lily-Rose Depp. The movie, a sequel of sorts toTuskand is the second installment in a planned “True North” trilogy, that will also includeMoose Jaws, which is, as Smith has put it, “Jaws with a moose.”
Jay and Silent Bob Rebootwill be “the same movie” as its predecessor, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, in which, the duo has to make their way to Hollywood in order to stop a reboot of theBluntman and Chronicmovie. Aside from that, Smith previously said that Grant Gustin, Tom Cavanagh and Carlos Ramon fromThe Flashwill have roles and, more recently, he revealed that he’ll be replacing the iconic RST Video with a Redbox. With production slated to begin soon, we expect many more details will be revealed in the near future. Be sure to check out the post fromKevin Smith’s Twitterbelow.
