[Movie News] Kevin Smith says The Weinstein Company has turned down ‘Clerks 3’
Sad news for Clerks fans. Kevin Smith says that The Weinstein Company has passed on Clerks 3.
“[The Weinsteins] passed,” Smith said. “I went in with a $6 million budget and they were like, ‘Oh no, Kevin. This is too high.’ Bob offered us distribution, but they weren’t going to finance it.”
“Clerks II” reportedly cost $5 million to make and grossed $24 million Stateside in wide release. The original pic was shot with less than a meager $30,000 and earned $3 million in very limited release.
All is not lost however, Smith could always reduce his budget or approach another company to get Clerks 3 off the ground.
We’ll keep an eye out for any additional Clerks news.
Source: Variety
