Since “Clerks II” reached theaters in 2006, its writer-director Kevin Smith says he’s been thinking about making a third installment of the indie comedy franchise set in a New Jersey convenience store.
“Honestly, I’ve been talking about doing ‘Clerks III’ since we finished on ‘Clerks II,’” Smith says during a recent interview at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills. “We did a scene in the movie set in the jail where Randal finally shows you his heart.
“And I was like, ‘Wow, that’s fascinating, I want to spend a whole movie with that guy,’” he says. “Scratching the cynic and finding the optimist underneath. Like, that would be fascinating.”
