Kevin Smith Announces 'Jay and Silent Bob Reboot,' A 'Silly-Ass Satire' With Big Stars

Movie writer/director/producer/actor/editor Kevin Smith has announced that a new Jay and Silent Bob movie is happening. The characters, portrayed by Smith (Silent Bob) and Jason Mewes (...Jay), debuted in Smith's first film, 1994's Clerks, and became a mainstay in all but one of Smith's movies. Their last flick was 2006's Clerks II. Now, after three horror movies and a contribution to a horror anthology, Smith is going back to his dudes.

On Instagram, he shared with his 966,000 followers the title page of a script, currently (and perhaps permanently) just called Jay and Silent Bob Reboot—although it's probably a straight-up sequel. He writes:

"I'm getting eager to play with my old toys again in the inter-connected View Askewniverse I spent the first half of my career creating. And so all last month, I had the time of my life laughing while writing 'Jay and Silent Bob Reboot' - a fun flick in which the Jersey boys have to go back to Hollywood to stop a brand new reboot of the old 'Bluntman & Chronic Movie' they hated so much. It's a tongue-in-cheek, silly-ass satire that pokes fun at the movie business's recent re-do obsession, featuring an all-star cast of cameos and familiar faces!"