After much anticipation, Kevin Smith has announced the name of the Mallrats sequel he has been developing.
On his Facebook page, the actor and director uploaded a photo of a draft entitled Mallbrats with the caption, “IT’S MALL OR NOTHING! 20 years in the making. 113 pages fulla old friends, new jokes and a bloody battle with Stan Lee! This is for you, Jim.”
The post referred to James Jacks, the producer of Mallrats who passed away last year. It has been 20 years since the film made its debut and now fans are getting the chance to see the sequel, which now has the name he mentioned on his account.
As previously reported, Smith had fans on the edge of their seats when he made a tweet saying, “I smell a rat…” Two days after the tweet, he revealed that the sequel to his movie Mallrats was in development. He has been busy working on Clerks III, Hit Somebody and Moose Jaws, but Smith had a desire to do a Mallrats sequel.
At the time he revealed that the sequel was coming in March, he said it was “half-scripted right now and we’re pulling our loot together.” They are hoping to begin shooting the film in May 2016 once he finishes his other projects.
IT'S MALL OR NOTHING!20 years in the making. 113 pages fulla old friends, new jokes and a bloody battle with Stan Lee! This is for you, Jim. Wish you were here... #MallBrats
Posted by Kevin Smith on Monday, May 11, 2015
Image via Facebook from Kevin Smith.
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