Kevin Smith isn’t wasting any time with getting a new movie in the works ahead of the premiere of his latest feature film. In September, the filmmaker will release the sequel Clerks III, putting a bow on the trilogy of films that he began in 1994. But the gears are always turning in Smith’s head, and he has apparently been working on something new amid preparing for the Clerks III tour this fall. Taking to Instagram, the Mallrats director posted an image of the opening scene from his newest screenplay to tease what’s coming next.
“I finished a new script today,” Smith said. “One day I might get to direct it. And some total strangers will love it. While other total strangers will hate it. But that’s only if I get lucky. Today, I’ve got a blueprint for what my possible future might look like. And so the journey begins again…”
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Smith doesn’t reveal the title in the image, but he does show how this particular story begins. It’s set in a New Jersey town in 1986, making the best of its era with Nu Shooz’s “I Can’t Wait” playing on the radio. Smith describes an unseen person making a call with a rotary phone before using the cord to wrap around his finger until “the tip turns purple.”
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As this is the very beginning of the story, it’s unclear if the entire film will be set in the 80s, or if this scene is for a flashback sequence that will kick off the story before fast-forwarding to the present day. But with the first draft of the script already finished, perhaps it won’t be long before Smith starts divulging more clues about what’s next on the agenda for the filmmaker.
Kevin Smith Premieres Clerks III This Fall
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In the meantime, View Askew fans can watch the next feature film from Kevin Smith this fall. The movie continues the story of Dante (Brian O’Halloran) and Randal (Jeff Anderson) following their previous movies, 1994’s Clerks and 2006’s Clerks II. It picks up with Randal suffering a heart attack and realizing that he wants to immortalize himself by making a movie about his life as a Quick Stop Groceries clerk. The film gets meta as Randal recreates shots and moments seen in the original Clerks film.
Plenty of original Clerks stars will also be featured. In addition to Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith as Jay and Silent Bob, this includes Marilyn Ghigliotti as Veronica, Scott Schiaffo as the Chewlie’s salesman, Trevor Fehrman as Elias, and Rosario Dawson as Becky. There will likely be plenty of other surprises for longtime View Askew fans.
Clerks III will be screening in theaters for two days only, courtesy of Fathom Events, on Sept. 13 and 15, 2022. Fans will also be able to watch the film with Smith as he’s touring Clerks III for what’s being called The Convenience Tour. To find out more information and see if it will be stopping near you, you can visit the official website.
