Jay and Silent Bob Reboot finished production earlier this month, but that’s not stopping writer/director Kevin Smith from continuing to add names to the big roster of people stopping by the comedy sequel. The filmmaker took to Instagram over the weekend to reveal The Avengers franchise star Chris Hemsworth filmed some kind of small role for Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. Plus, Kevin Smith has finished his first cut of the movie, and thankfully it’s nowhere near as long as Avengers: Endgame. Read More »
Remember when Peter Jackson gave fans an unprecedented look behind the scenes at the making of King Kong with his online production diaries? That was something that was a great influence on the creation of /Film, and we’re very excited to see that director Kevin Smith is going to chronicle the making of his latest film, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. Today, the filmmaker launched The Road to Reboot, a series of videos that will be released on YouTube to give fans an in-depth look at the making of a movie. Check out the Jay and Silent Bob Reboot production diaries below. Read More »
This month, Kevin Smith has been busy shooting Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. The film will act as a reboot/remake/sequel to Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, but as we’ve seen in various set photo revelations and production diaries, this is also a way for Kevin Smith to revisit his old movies and friends from the View Askewniverse (including Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, and Clerks II). But there’s been one face from Kevin Smith’s that everyone has assumed wouldn’t return.
Kevin Smith used to be great friends with Ben Affleck. The director even helped boost Affleck’s career as a leading man thanks to Chasing Amy. However, the last time they worked together was Clerks II in 2006, and over the years, Smith has made it clear that he and Affleck really weren’t friends anymore. However, it sounds like Affleck is open to burying the hatchet if there’s an opportunity. The only problem is it might be too late. Read More »
In this edition of Sequel Bits:
- The Cabin In The Woods Art Director and Venom VFX Supervisor Join Ghostbusters 3.
- J.K. Simmons says he knows all there is to know about Ghostbusters 3, but he won’t tell you about it.
- Woody Harrelson seems to be having a good time shooting Zombieland 2.
- Kevin Smith shares another pic from Jay and Silent Bob Reboot.
- There might be a Leaving Neverland sequel.
- John Rhys-Davies is down for a Sliders reboot, if anyone wants to get that going.
- I guess they’re still making Expendables 4?
- Ralph Fiennes is not cool with anyone else playing Voldemort.
- Armie Hammer says that Call Me By Your Name sequel probably won’t happen.
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In Kevin Smith‘s breakout debut film Clerks, which launched an interconnected series of movies set in the “View Askewniverse,” one of the main characters worked at a video rental store. The movie was set in the mid-1990s, so that occupation made sense.
Now, 25 years later, Smith is filming Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, which is also set in that cinematic world – but today, video rental stores are no more. In the caption of a new set photo, Smith explains how he convinced Redbox to come in as a replacement and teases how his new movie features “one of the funniest sequences [he’s] ever shot.”
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In this edition of Sequel Bits:
- Ghostbusters 3 is gearing up to film in Calgary, Alberta.
- Speaking of Ghostbusters 3: Melissa McCarthy is fine with it.
- How to Train Your Dragon 3 director Dean DeBlois would be fine with the franchise continuing (with new characters).
- Kevin Smith shares a pic of a familiar location, and a familiar face, from the Jay and Silent Bob Reboot set.
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse directors offer their thoughts on what a potential sequel might look like.
- Will Smith shares a “censored” look at a Bad Boys 3 script read.
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Jay and Silent Bob Reboot has finished its first week of production. The sequel to the 2001 comedy Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back takes us back to the View Askewniverse series of interconnected comedies that Kevin Smith previously directed (including Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and Clerks II). Now we have our first look at the titular characters, Jay and Silent Bob, as played by Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith himself. As you’ll see below, they pretty much look exactly as you’d expect. Read More »
In this edition of Sequel Bits:
- Get a first look at the sequel to Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
- Hobbs and Shaw face down a helicopter
- Kevin Smith gears up to start shooting Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
- Jason Reitman talks briefly about Ghostbusters 2020
- Bill & Ted 3 may finally start shooting this year
- All that and more
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In this edition of Sequel Bits:
- Thomas Middleditch has joined Zombieland 2.
- Bride of Chucky star Jennifer Tilly is not a fan of the Child’s Play remake.
- Chris Pratt was “blown away” by the Jurassic World 3 story, but he can’t tell you what it is.
- Kevin Smith is giving fans a chance to be in his new movie.
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Kevin Smith‘s breakthrough indie comedy Clerks takes place entirely at two locations. One is the Quick Stop Groceries, where Dante (Brian O’Halloran) works, even when he isn’t supposed to be there that day. The other is RST Video, the video rental store where Randall (Jeff Anderson) wastes his day away. But it sounds like one of those locations is getting replaced in Kevin Smith’s forthcoming comedy sequel, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. Read More »
