DirectorKevin Smithcontinues to add more and more cast members for his upcoming sequelMallrats 2, with originalMallratsstarsJoey Lauren Adams(Gwen), Renée Humphrey (Trish) and Sven-Ole Thorsen (LaFours) coming back to reprise their roles. They join director/starKevin Smith(Silent Bob),Jason Mewes(Jay),Ethan Suplee(William),Jason Lee(Brodie),Stan Lee(Himself),Michael Rooker(Mr Svenning),Shannen Doherty(Rene) andJeremy London(T.S. Quint). What’s interesting is it seems the director is bringing even more actors fromMallratson board than originally planned.
WhenKevin Smithrevealed thatJeremy Londonwas coming back last week, his tweet said “8 down, 4 to go,” implying that he has four moreMallratscast members left to add. However, when the director announced Sven-Ole Thorsen’s casting today, he said, “11 down, now 4 to go.” Two of the mainMallratscast members that have not been confirmed yet areBen Affleck(Shannon) andClaire Forlani(Brandi Svenning), and it’s possible that the director may also bring back Priscilla Barnes as the topless psychic Ivannah.
As for the final cast member, it could be the filmmaker’s producing partner Scott Mosier, who played Mr. Svenning’s assistant Roddy. The director confirmed on his Smodcast podcast with Scott Mosier today that Roddy will be back forMallrats 2. The director also gave an update about his progress on writing theMallrats 2script, which could go into production earlier than planned.
“I’m almost done writingMallrats 2, and it looks like we may be able to shoot it by the end of this year, which would make it 20 years after the movie came out. I’m writing the scene right now, the return of Roddy, and he has the same headpiece.”
Kevin Smithinitially said thatMallrats 2will shoot in early 2016, after he filmsClerks III,Hit SomebodyandMoose Jaws. Now it seems they may be able to shoot this year, but we’ll keep you posted with any further updates. Take a look atKevin Smith’s tweets below, which also includes a casting tidbit forClerks III, and stay tuned for more information.
