A third 'Jay and Silent Bob' movie is happening, and Kevin Smith says it's pure 'stoner comedy'
Big things are currently underway at the "View Askewniverse" as writer-director Kevin Smith gears up to release a third 'Jay & Silent Bob' movie. The two iconic characters, who have come to establish a cult status for themselves, appeared on screen for the first time in the 1994 movie 'Clerks'. Since then, they have made regular appearances in many films helmed by Smith within his shared universe and have had two dedicated movies—'Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back' and 'Jay and Silent Bob Reboot'—to their credit, as per ScreenRant.
Collider reports that a third 'Jay and Silent Bob' movie is on the cards. In the absence of a potential release date, the upcoming threequel is known as 'Jay and Silent Bob: Store Wars'. While promoting the recent re-release of his famous religious satire flick 'Dogma', Smith spoke candidly with Collider's Steve Weintraub. Smith shared his gratitude at having an opportunity to revisit the popular characters and disclosed that the upcoming third film in the series will present a stoner comedy take on a MAD Magazine feature story that ran across several editions.
Smith noted, "Believe it or not, man, we still find financing for Jay and Silent Bob pictures, so we're making a movie called 'Jay and Silent Bob: Store Wars'. For those who recall and still follow this closely, in Clerks III, they now run their own dispensary, since weed is legal in New Jersey. 'Store Wars' is basically Spy vs. Spy. Another dispensary opens up across the street, and they spend the whole movie fighting and trying to destroy one another. So, it's a stoner comedy, man, of the highest order, and I'm happy as hell."
At the centre of all the shenanigans that Jay and Bob get into is the inimitable camaraderie between Smith and his co-star, Jason Mewes. Speaking in this direction, Smith reflected, "Me and Mewes have been playing Jay and Silent Bob now for 32 years, and still, we get to do it one more time, and I know how rare that is at this point, Time was, when I entered this business, there was no guarantee that I'd be making Jay and Silent Bob movies 32 years into my career. But as we all know what the business is like today, it's confounding, to be honest with you, that somebody is still like, 'You know what? As Hollywood crumbles, and as the industry crumbles, we need one more Jay and Silent Bob movie, just in case that's what was missing.' So, I'm here for it, man. I can't wait to go back. Jason's ready. He knows how to play that character in his sleep, so if he's awake, it's going to be a great movie."
As the title of the upcoming movie suggests, Jay and Silent Bob will reprise their roles as marijuana dealers based in Leonardo, New Jersey, where the substance is up for legal consumption. The duo's business will be threatened by a new player on the block. Regarding the status of the film's production, Smith explained that they are going through the process of casting the other two characters, who are much younger than Jay and Silent Bob.
