Clerks III News: Release Date, Poster and New Images.
Exciting news, Clerks III is almost upon us, with a newly announced release date of September 16th this year. Yes, Randal, Dante, Jay and Silent Bob will be back and cracking wise on both sides of the convenience store counter soon.
Here’s the official Clerks III synopsis.
“Following a massive heart attack, Randal enlists his friends and fellow clerks Dante, Elias, Jay, and Silent Bob to make a movie immortalizing his life at the convenience store that started it all.
From writer, director and star Kevin Smith (Dir. Chasing Amy, Dogma) Clerks III reunites Brian O’Halloran (Clerks franchise), Jeff Anderson (Clerks franchise), Jason Mewes (Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Mallrats), Trevor Fehrman (Clerks II) and Rosario Dawson (Death Proof, Sin City, Marvel’s Daredevil).”
Clerks III has been gestating for a long time, with writer, director Kevin Smith discussing the film way in 2012 on his podcast Hollywood Babble-On.
In its final form the movie seems to have become a very meta exploration of Smith’s near death experience; he had a heart attack during a stand-up show in 2018. The rest of the story seems to be loosely based on Smith’s now legendary production of the original Clerks (1994) which took place over many nights at his place of work, financed with max-out credit cards. Incredibly the film became a cult hit and here we are.
For this writer, one of the most exciting aspects of Clerks III is the return of Rosario Dawson, who appeared in Clerks II (2006) as Becky Scott, bringing an element of class and sass. It’ll be interesting to see her level of involvement in the upcoming instalment.
Check out the trailer for Clerks III and some new still images courtesy of Lionsgate to whet your appetite ahead of its release.
