Saban Films Picks up ‘Jay and Silent Bob Reboot’

Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith are returning to the big screen as their signature characters Jay and Silent Bob for an upcoming movie that Saban Films just picked up the North American rights for, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot.

Back on New Years Day, Smith shared a post that he and Mewes were hard at work on a script for the film.

The pair offered their thoughts today about the Saban pickup:

Smith said, “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!”

Mewes said, “I’m tired of doing Shakespeare all the time so it’ll be nice to get back to playing Jay again. It may be 25 years since I first played the idiot man-child from Jersey but this time’s going to be the best because I’ve really grown into the role of idiot man-child in my old age.”

Saban Films’ Bill Bromiley offered his thoughts too, saying:

“Jay and Silent Bob is a global franchise which has a very loyal fan base.  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.”

There was also this video released by Legion M, featuring the two talking about the possible plot for the film:

No word on a possible release date yet, but we’ll let you know when we hear anything.