October 02, 2019

Kevin Smith announces 'Clerks 3', calls it a return to the 'great state of New Jersey'

The third installment in the 'Clerks' series comes 13 years after the well-received 'Clerks II'

By Adam Hermann
PhillyVoice Staff

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New Jersey native and filmmaker Kevin Smith rocked the cult movie world this week by announcing the long-awaited third installment of his beloved 'Clerks' series.

New Jersey-native and filmmaker Kevin Smith rocked the cult movie world this week by announcing the long-awaited, third installment of his beloved "Clerks" series.

Smith announced on his Instagram that he met with frequent collaborators Jay Mewes and Jeff Anderson recently, and hashed out a solid plan for the new film, the announcement of which comes 13 years after "Clerks II" and a staggering quarter-century after the first "Clerks" premiered in 1994.

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Here's what Smith, 49, divulged about the film that he says will wrap up the "Clerks" saga:

"It’ll be a movie about how you’re never too old to completely change your life. It’ll be a movie about how a decades-spanning friendship finally confronts the future. It’ll be a movie that brings us back to the beginning - a return to the cradle of civilization in the great state of #newjersey. It’ll be a movie that stars Jeff and @briancohalloran, with me and Jay in supporting roles. And it’ll be a movie called CLERKS III!"

You can see the full Instagram post about the movie below:

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3 CLERKS! Thanks to the good folks at @zscentertainment and @leeloomultiprops, I got to see Randal! #JeffAnderson, @jaymewes, and I spent Saturday signing stuff and catching up, seeing so much movie merch that’s been made over the last 25 years (hit the Leloo site for sweet signed skateboards)! But even better than that? We talked about making a movie together. It’ll be a movie that concludes a saga. It’ll be a movie about how you’re never too old to completely change your life. It’ll be a movie about how a decades-spanning friendship finally confronts the future. It’ll be a movie that brings us back to the beginning - a return to the cradle of civilization in the great state of #newjersey. It’ll be a movie that stars Jeff and @briancohalloran, with me and Jay in supporting roles. And it’ll be a movie called CLERKS III! To be great is to go on. To go on is to go far. To go far is to return. And we’re all gonna return to the scene of the crime! This won’t be the old script we almost made a few years back: this is a completely new screenplay that I just started writing last night! And so far, it’s like a dream come true! After mending fences with @benaffleck earlier this year, I was hoping for a chance to do the same with Jeff - so huge thanks to Leeloo Multiprops for getting us all in the same room. But the biggest thanks ever go to Jeff, for being receptive to the idea at all. This means I’m gonna get to play with my two favorite inaction figures again: Dante & Randal! Two weeks from the debut of @jayandsilentbob Reboot (on @fathomevents screens 10/15 & 10/17, link in my bio), I’m ecstatic to announce our imminent return to Quick Stop! So I assure you: we’re open! #KevinSmith #clerks3 #jaymewes #jayandsilentbob #danteandrandal #quickstop #leeloomultiprops #indiefilm #clerks

A post shared by Kevin Smith (@thatkevinsmith) on Oct 1, 2019 at 5:51am PDT

It's a big year for Smith. The reboot of the also cult-famous "Jay and Silent Bob" storyline, from Smith's extended "View Askewniverse", is set to debut on Oct. 15.

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