Warning: This story contains a small spoiler of Clerks III.It took a long time, but clerks III has finally reached the cinema. Writer-Director Kevin Smith started his career almost three decades ago with the original clerks which was released in 1994. After re-watching the film’s main characters, Dante (Brian O’Halloran) and Randal (Jeff Anderson), in 2006 clerks IISmith brought the duo back to the Quick Stop to serve customers again in their third feature film together. Fathom Events teamed up with Lionsgate to give the sequel a limited theatrical release, and Smith also toured the film across the country.
While Dante and Randal are the stars of the story, there are other View Askewniverse fan characters to expect. As revealed on social media by Smith, that includes: Mallrats character William Black, played by My name is Earl star Ethan Suplee. In the 1990s, Suplee looked quite different from what he looks like now, since then he has lost hundreds of pounds and gained muscle. on InstagramSmith shared a photo of himself with Suplee and Jason Mewes as he revealed that a now buff William in clerks IIIwhile Smith incorporated Suplee’s lifelike body transformation into the script.
As Smith explains, there is an “auditions montage” with cameos from various actors to include many different characters in the film. He reveals that Suplee’s William is one of these characters and teases that despite the actor’s change in appearance, fans are still Mallrats favored based on Suplee’s delivery of his dialogue. From the Instagram post:
“On The Convenience Tour, the audition montage (where we taped all of our celebrity friends’ cameos) brings the house down every night! And perhaps the biggest applause and cheers happen after (Ethan Suplee) shows up as Willam Black! I say William JACKED, as Ethan is now a rock hard bodybuilder! But even while he looks incredibly fit, the moment he roars “WHEN LORD?!?” He’s instantly recognizable by his Mallrats lament! Come to Ethan and many more familiar faces as my new (Clerks movie) plays in (Fathom Events) theaters TODAY!’
Clerks III Could Lead To Mallrats 2 Finally Happening
when we see Mallrats characters in clerks IIIdoes that mean Mall rats 2 is on the horizon? You can, according to Smith. Earlier, Smith announced his plans to make a sequel which he called Twilight of the Mallrats, but as of now, the project has not yet been officially given the green light. Speaking to THR recently, Smith said he hopes: clerks III will do well enough with its theatrical run that the Mallrats sequel finally gets moving.
“We hope with God that clerks III is the Kaopectate or the Pepto Bismol, if you will, that makes the Mallrats guts, and suddenly that shit starts flowing,” Smith said elegantly. “I know the good folks at Lionsgate and our producers, Liz [Destro] and Jordan [Monsanto]We’ve had talks to try and make that happen.”
He added: “It’s a Universal project, so Universal owns Mallrats even if they often forget. When I bring it up I’m like, ‘I want to make’ Mallrats,’ and they always say, ‘Go ahead.’ And I’m like, ‘Yeah, but you own it.’ And they say, ‘We do?’ Because the movie isn’t fast-paced or furious, it’s not really a movie they pay much attention to, but clerks III might make it a little easier… I’m still hopeful, but I don’t think you’ve seen the last of Brodie Bruce.”
For now you can checkout Clerks III. Find out where to watch the film by going to the official website.