The ‘Mallrats 2’ Script Is Nearly Finished
‘Mallrats’ is a 1995 classic comedy film that shows us a serious day in the lives of two slackers after they break up with their girlfriends. What follows is a day full of situations most people wouldn’t expect from a day at the mall. From window shopping to meeting Stan Lee up to competing on a dating game show, friends T.S. and Brodie encounter friends and enemies that change their lives. Assisting them on their mallrat “adventure” are Jay and Silent Bob who make their reappearance from the ‘Clerks’ movie. This one day completely changes the way that their lives turn out, and the film is pretty funny too.
Recently, director of the first film, Kevin Smith, has stated that with the Covid-19 pandemic happening he has had time to work on a script for the film’s sequel. Smith has said that this possible film in the making will cover modern issues, and more specifically issues created by the pandemic. One of the big topics he mentioned will be covered by the script is the massive unemployment numbers that we are now looking at due to the virus. He said that events which are currently unfolding in the world are shaping the way that the story plays out, because the affects that the coronavirus is having on the world will be long-lasting and most likely permanent.
The coronavirus pandemic will go down in human history as an event that will and should be remembered for ages to come. Smith wants to reflect that in his movie because, “Nobody’s forgetting about this. Everything we do from here on in in the arts that reflects life is going to include this time in our history. It’s not like you can ignore it or something like that.” With this in mind, ‘Twilight of the Mallrats’ will do what it can to show the world as it is now and will provide people now and in the future a glimpse of the current world. The script for the film is getting closer to being finished with about 20 pages left according to Smith himself.
As of now, the upcoming draft of the film has managed to catch the attention of actors Bruce Campbell and Michael Rooker, with Campbell and Smith hashing out a deal over twitter posts. There is no telling what part he could end up playing in the film since is is currently only a screenplay in progress. The actors for his films usually put their all into their parts, so it will be entertaining to see how he portrays whichever character he gets cast to play. With everything in mind, the first ‘Mallrats’ film didn’t do well at first but become a cult classic that helped put Smith on the directorial map. Hopefully this film becomes as big as we hope it will be and will go back to comedic yet real scenarios that will entertain an entirely new generation.