Clerks III

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Clerks III
Directed byKevin Smith
Written byKevin Smith
Produced by
Starring
Edited byKevin Smith
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate
Release date
  • 2022 (2022)
Running time
94 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Clerks III is an upcoming American comedy film written, produced, directed, and edited by Kevin Smith. It is intended to serve as the sequel to the 1994 and 2006 films, and the ninth overall feature film set in the View Askewniverse. Starring Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Rosario Dawson, Trevor Fehrman, Jason Mewes, and Smith; the film revolves around Randal Graves, who after surviving a heart attack, wants to make a movie with Dante Hicks about their lives at the Quick Stop.

The film is set to be released in 2022, by Lionsgate.

Premise[]

After surviving a heart attack, Randal Graves decides to make a movie with Dante Hicks about their lives at the Quick Stop convenience store.[2]

— Kevin Smith

Cast[]

Production[]

Development[]

During press for Clerks II, Kevin Smith briefly discussed the possibility of a Clerks III. Stating that "if there's ever gonna be a Clerks III, it would be somewhere down the road in my 40s or 50s, when it might be interesting to check back in on Dante and Randal. But I don't know about Jay and Bob so much, 'cause at 45, leaning on a wall in front of a convenience store might be a little sad."[3] Smith repeated this sentiment on one of the audio commentary tracks on the Clerks II DVD, to which Jeff Anderson jokingly replied, "Oh, don't get me started", referring to Anderson's well known doubts about making Clerks II when first approached by Smith.

On March 29, 2012, Smith expressed his interest in producing Clerks III as a Broadway play after seeing the Theresa Rebeck comedy Seminar starring Alan Rickman, with whom Smith had previously worked on Dogma.[4]

On December 10, 2012, Smith released a special Hollywood Babble-On episode, Hollywood Babble-On #000: GIANT SIZED ANNUAL # 1: CLERKS III, AUDIENCE 0, in which he revealed greater details on his plans for Clerks III. Smith stated that an ongoing audit over residuals from Clerks II with The Weinstein Company was causing a delay in several key Clerks III cast and crew members, including Anderson and Scott Mosier, from coming on board until the audit was resolved. Smith also revealed that he would like to crowdsource Clerks III, either through Kickstarter or Indiegogo, with contributors receiving anything from DVDs, posters, and even roles as extras in the film.[5] On June 5, 2013, he changed his mind on crowdsourcing, stating "I've got access to money. And worst-case scenario, I can put up my house."[6]

Smith worked on a script for Clerks III from March[7] to May 2013, stating when he completed it that it was "The Empire Strikes Back" of the series.[8] In July 2013, Jason Mewes stated that they were now just waiting to hear back from The Weinstein Company about funding.[9]

On September 26, 2014, Smith stated on his Hollywood Babble-On podcast,[10] that he was glad that he made Tusk, stating, "Everything in my life would suck right now if I hadn't made that movie. I'm back in movies now. I've got three lined up, and this is the fucking grand news. Tusk was the absolute bridge to Clerks III. Because of Tusk, I got my financing for Clerks III". Smith continued: "A year and change ago, I was trying to fucking desperately get Clerks III made for the 20th anniversary. And that desperation, I must have reeked of it, because I couldn't fucking find money and shit. But it was Tusk, it was people going 'Holy fuck! What else do you have?' And I was like, Clerks III, done. So everybody that's like, 'He failed, he failed,' thank you - I failed into Clerks III. So, never trust anybody when they tell you how your story goes, man. You know your story. You write your own story."[11]

There were plans to start shooting Clerks III in May 2015, but these were put on hold to film another sequel, Mallrats 2.[12] However, by June 2016 the plans for a Mallrats sequel had been turned into plans for a Mallrats TV series.[13]

In July 2019, Smith announced that he'll do a live reading of Clerks III at the First Avenue Playhouse in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey. The reading was held on August 3, 2019.[14][15] That same month, Smith has revealed at San Diego Comic Con that he's writing a new script for Clerks III and promises to make the film.[16]

On October 1, 2019, Smith confirmed on Instagram that Clerks III was happening and that Jeff Anderson agreed to reprise his role as Randal. "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!"[17] The new script will follow Randal, after surviving a heart attack, and Dante making a movie about their lives at the store, a plot initially conceived as a film adaptation of Clerks: The Animated Series titled Clerks: Sell Out.[2]

In January 2021, Smith announced the script was complete.[18][19] In July 2021, Lionsgate obtained the rights to produce and distribute the film, while also confirming Rosario Dawson and Trevor Fehrman would reprise their roles of Becky Scott and Elias Grover from Clerks II respectively.[20]

Filming[]

Principal photography began on August 2, 2021 in Red Bank, New Jersey.[21][22] Filming wrapped on August 31, 2021.[23]

Release[]

Clerks III is scheduled to be released in 2022, by Lionsgate.[1][24]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Owens, Kelvin (October 22, 2021). "'Clerks III' Will Be Released in 2022, Says Kevin Smith". Collider. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Kevin Smith says 'Clerks 3' is about the clerks making Clerk". The A.V. Club. October 10, 2019. Archived from the original on November 20, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  3. ^ Johnson, Neala (August 24, 2006). "Silent Bob speaks". Herald Sun. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "Kevin Smith Eyes Bringing Clerks to Broadway". Broadway.com. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "Giant Sized Annual One Clerks III Audience". SModcast. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  6. ^ "Kevin Smith on Kickstarter: I'd Rather Take a Second Mortgage Out". TheWrap. June 5, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  7. ^ West, Kelly (March 8, 2013). "Kevin Smith Has Started Writing Clerks III". CinemaBlend. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  8. ^ Jagernauth, Kevin (May 13, 2013). "Kevin Smith's 'Clerks 3' Script Is 137 Pages Long, Says It Will Be The 'Empire Strikes Back' Of The Series". IndieWire. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  9. ^ Up At Noon - Clerks' Jason Mewes Helps Explain GTA V. IGN. July 15, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2019 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ #183: September 26, 2014 - Hollywood Babble-On
  11. ^ "Kevin Smith Reveals Clerks III Now Has Financing Due To Tusk". Comicbook.com. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  12. ^ Melrose, Kevin (April 8, 2015). "'Mallrats 2′ Will Be Kevin Smith's Next Film". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  13. ^ Kickham, Dylan (June 10, 2016). "Kevin Smith says he's making a Mallrats TV show". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  14. ^ Biese, Alex (August 5, 2019). "Kevin Smith presents Clerks 3 script reading to support nonprofit theater in NJ". eu.app.com. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  15. ^ "Kevin Smith to Host Live Reading of Unproduced Clerks III Script". Comic Book Resources. July 15, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  16. ^ Scott, Ryan (July 21, 2019). "'Clerks 3' Is Happening with New Script Says Kevin Smith". MovieWeb. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  17. ^ "Kevin Smith Announces 'Clerks 3'". Comicbook.com. October 1, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  18. ^ Dick, Jeremy (January 14, 2021). "'Clerks III' Script Is Finished, Kevin Smith Plans to Start Filming This Year". MovieWeb. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  19. ^ Evangelista, Chris (January 14, 2021). "Kevin Smith Reveals 'Clerks III' Script Pages After He Finishes First Draft". /Film. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  20. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 19, 2021). "Lionsgate Takes Global Rights To Kevin Smith's 'Clerks III'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  21. ^ Mathai, Jeremy (August 2, 2021). "'Clerks 3' Has Officially Begun Production". /Film. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  22. ^ Lash, Jolie (August 1, 2021). "Kevin Smith marks 51st birthday by kicking off filming of Clerks 3". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  23. ^ Hermanns, Grant (August 31, 2021). "Kevin Smith Celebrates Clerks 3's Final Day Of Filming". Screen Rant. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  24. ^ Dick, Jeremy (October 20, 2021). "Clerks III Arrives in 2022 Says Kevin Smith". MovieWeb. Retrieved December 10, 2021.

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