Kevin Smith gave the latest on 'Mallrats 2' the long-awaited sequel to the 1995 cult film Mallrats, which starred Shannen Doherty, who died in July.
When discussing the potential sequel — that has been in stuck in limbo for years — during an interview within July following a battle with cancer, he considered walking away from the project all together. “My first feeling after Shannen passed was like, ‘Well, that’s it,'” he told. “Her character, Rene, didn’t just pop up in the movie; she’s a big feature. Brodie and Rene are main characters in the movie.
He then explained that over the last month, there has been “weird glimmers of conversations and hope” surrounding thefollowup, but added, “I’m not saying it’s going to happen, but it suddenly seems like there could be a path to victory, so to speak.”, and that he hoped she would open to stepping into Doherty’s original role in the film. He added that Gellar had tried out for almost 30 years ago.
Elsewhere in the interview, Smith read his final text exchange with Doherty: “She said, ‘Why don’t you and Jason and me go meet at Universal?’ And I said, ‘We totally can.’ And she said, ‘Let’s do it. I’ll pull the cancer card.’” He continued, “It’d be nice. Of course, I’d like to make the movie for me and many other reasons, but now there’s a special impetus. And we know who that movie is going to be dedicated to; that’s for damn sure.” 4 hours ago
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