Kevin Smith is bringing back your favorite convenience store employees! Deadline reports that Lionsgate has acquired the worldwide rights to Clerks III.
In Clerks III, “following a massive heart attack, Randal enlists Dante, Elias, Jay and Silent Bob to make a movie immortalizing his life at the convenience store that started it all.” The returning cast includes Jeff Anderson as Randal, Brian O’Halloran as Dante, Jay Mewes as Jay, Smith as Silent Bob, and Rosario Dawson as Becky.
In a statement, Kevin Smith shared his excitement over the project:
“There’s a saying from the Tao that goes something like ‘To be great is to go on. To go on is to go far. To go far is to return.’ Thanks to Lionsgate, we get to return to where it all started with almost the whole cast that started it all! And for the first time since the first time we ever made a movie in 1993, we’re shooting the entire flick on location in New Jersey as an ode to both the enduring allure of cinema and the resourcefulness and lunacy of its storytellers. Years ago, Dante and Randal made me a filmmaker – so now it’s time I return the favor.”
The film is currently in pre-production in New Jersey, and Deadline reports that Clerks III will begin filming next month.
Originally published July 19, 2021. Updated July 20, 2021.
