Lionsgate has bought the worldwide rights to Kevin Smith’s Clerks III, after it appeared for years that the last chapter of the trilogy would never be realized. The eagerly anticipated third installment is presently in pre-production in New Jersey, with filming set to begin next month. The film will, according to Smith, continue the events of Clerks II, which was released 15 years ago in 2006. Rosario Dawson, who recently set the geek world on fire with her live-action depiction of Star Wars’ favorite Ahsoka Tano, will join the cast.
This time, though, Dante and Randal will be returning to the convenience store where it all began, rather than slinging burgers at Moobies. by way of Deadline:
“There’s a saying from the Tao that goes something like ‘To be great is to go on. To go on is to go far. To go far is to return.’ Thanks to Lionsgate, we get to return to where it all started with almost the whole cast that started it all! And for the first time since the first time we ever made a movie in 1993, we’re shooting the entire flick on location in New Jersey, as an ode to both the enduring allure of cinema and the resourcefulness and lunacy of its storytellers. Years ago, Dante and Randal made me a filmmaker – so now it’s time I return the favor.”
The news arrives as Smith is also blowing minds in the nerd realm thanks to his work creating the He-Man revival, Masters of the Universe: Revelation, that’s set to arrive on Netflix later this month.
