Jay and Silent Bob Reboot Picked Up By Saban Films, Kevin Smith Comments

Deadline reports that Saban Films has picked up the North American rights to the Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, with Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith returning in the title roles. This will be a sequel to 2001’s Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.

The original film was released 25 years ago and marks Smith’s directorial debut. The new film will take shots at reboots, remakes, and sequels, while being all three itself.

“Jay and Silent Bob is a global franchise which has a very loyal fan base,” Saban Films’ Bill Bromiley said. “Partnering with Kevin at script stage on the next chapter of these iconic characters is a huge milestone. This is the beginning of a new initiative at Saban Films, to partner on IP with seasoned filmmakers and talent early on in the creative process all the way through distribution.”

Kevin Smith added the following:

“Last February, I almost died. So on the one year anniversary of my widow maker heart attack, as a celebration of life and a big ol’ F you to Death, my best friend and I will be rolling cameras on a sequel/remake/reboot of a movie we first made nearly twenty years ago! In Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back our herbal heroes found out Hollywood was making a movie based on them, so they journeyed out to Hollywood to stop it. But I’ve learned so much as a storyteller and have grown immensely as a filmmaker since then, so audiences can expect something completely different: In Jay & Silent Bob Reboot our herbal heroes find out Hollywood is making a reboot of the old movie that was based on them, so they journey out to Hollywood to stop it again. I offer my (literal) undying thanks to our amazing partners at Saban and Universal for making this dream come true and backing this cinematic silliness!”

Smith and Mewes talk about the movie and the deal in the video below.