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|title=<center>Clerks III (Script)</center> | |title=<center>Clerks III (Script of the film)</center> | ||
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|imagecaption=Promo image released via | |imagecaption=Promo image released via Twitter of the draft's title page, circa 2013 | ||
|status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | |status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
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'''Clerks III''' is a | '''Clerks III''' is a sequel to director Kevin Smith's 1994 cult classic film ''Clerks,'' It was released in September 2022, but however it was cancelled before being revived. | ||
==Cancellation== | ==Cancellation== | ||
In February of 2017, Kevin Smith announced he'd be producing a ''Jay and Silent Bob Reboot''.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/YesThatKevinSmith/posts/10154103461971930:0 First post by Kevin announcing the cancellation.] Retrieved | In February of 2017, Kevin Smith announced he'd be producing a ''Jay and Silent Bob Reboot''.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/YesThatKevinSmith/posts/10154103461971930:0 First post by Kevin announcing the cancellation.] Retrieved 09 Feb '17</ref> In the same announcement, however, he announced ''Clerks III's'' cancellation. At the time of the announcement, it was unknown exactly why he'd cancelled the film. | ||
However, in April of 2017, a video surfaced of him calling out ''Clerks'' actor ''Jeff Anderson'' for being the reason why. Anderson had stated in a previous podcast that he wasn't keen on playing the part of Randal. It took him a while to even be convinced to come onto ''Clerks II''. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4KIVZeM_h4 Video of Kevin Smith calling Jeff Anderson out.] Retrieved | However, in April of 2017, a video surfaced of him calling out ''Clerks'' actor ''Jeff Anderson'' for being the reason why. Anderson had stated in a previous podcast that he wasn't keen on playing the part of Randal. It took him a while to even be convinced to come onto ''Clerks II''. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4KIVZeM_h4 Video of Kevin Smith calling Jeff Anderson out.] Retrieved 01 Apr '17</ref> | ||
==Future== | ==Future== | ||
The last word by Smith himself was in February, where he stated that it would be released in 'some way' | The last word by Smith himself was in February, where he stated that it would be released in 'some way', either by comic book form or releasing the script itself. | ||
The script was read live on August 3rd, 2019, with no one allowed to record and release the live reading. After the live readings concluded, Smith announced that Clerks III would resume production with a new script, it would later be released in 2022. <ref>[https://collider.com/clerks-3-update-kevin-smith-jeff-anderson/] Retrieved 01 Oct '19</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:43, 17 January 2024
Promo image released via Twitter of the draft's title page, circa 2013
Status: Lost
Clerks III is a sequel to director Kevin Smith's 1994 cult classic film Clerks, It was released in September 2022, but however it was cancelled before being revived.
Cancellation
In February of 2017, Kevin Smith announced he'd be producing a Jay and Silent Bob Reboot.[1] In the same announcement, however, he announced Clerks III's cancellation. At the time of the announcement, it was unknown exactly why he'd cancelled the film.
However, in April of 2017, a video surfaced of him calling out Clerks actor Jeff Anderson for being the reason why. Anderson had stated in a previous podcast that he wasn't keen on playing the part of Randal. It took him a while to even be convinced to come onto Clerks II. [2]
Future
The last word by Smith himself was in February, where he stated that it would be released in 'some way', either by comic book form or releasing the script itself.
The script was read live on August 3rd, 2019, with no one allowed to record and release the live reading. After the live readings concluded, Smith announced that Clerks III would resume production with a new script, it would later be released in 2022. [3]
References
- ↑ First post by Kevin announcing the cancellation. Retrieved 09 Feb '17
- ↑ Video of Kevin Smith calling Jeff Anderson out. Retrieved 01 Apr '17
- ↑ [1] Retrieved 01 Oct '19