Snoogins! Kevin Smith says he’s bringing Jay and Silent Bob back for another movie! Do you know what that means? More stoner absurdity, crude humor, and convenience store loitering! Let’s go!
“Right now as we speak, I’m writing another Jay and Silent Bob movie,” Smith told PopCulture.com. The 53-year-old Swiss army knife of cinematic talent says he lost a bet to his friend and co-star Jason Mewes, and now the dynamic duo is poised to roll more blunts, drink beers, and groove to Morris Day and the Time! “For me and Jay, we always kind of have fun doing those and stuff, so I lost a bet with him. And so I’m writing another Jay and Bob movie,” said Smith.
PopCulture.com caught up with Smith at L.A. Comic Con, where the filmmaker moderated a panel called The Art of Hope: Cancer and Comics, On and off the Page. The panel featured healthcare professionals and creatives from the comic book industry who are cancer survivors.
Smith unleashed Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back in 2001. The laugh-out-loud comedy featured Jay and Silent Bob looking to destroy the “Bluntman and Chronic” movie, based on a comic book featuring the stoner duo as ganja-tokin’ superheroes. In 2019, Smith released Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, focusing on Jay and Silent Bob inadvertently signing away their names and rights to the new Bluntman and Chronic movie. Regretting their actions, the duo heads to Hollywood to stop the film from being made. Along the way, Jay discovers that he is a father.
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back banked $33M worldwide, with Jay and Silent Bob Reboot pulling $4.6M. Smith says the Jay and Silent Bob movies are some of the most fun he’s ever had making movies. His long-time friendship with Mewes is the stuff of Hollywood legend, and the thought of them teaming up for another misadventure already has me smiling.
What do you think about Smith and Mewes getting the band back together for another Jay and Silent Bob movie? Where do you think they should go next? Who do you think will reprise their roles from previous films to up the sequel’s star power? Let us know in the comments below.