{"id":32001,"date":"2020-10-20T11:23:31","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T18:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=32001"},"modified":"2021-06-15T14:09:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T21:09:25","slug":"original-cast-of-kevin-smiths-mallrats-to-return-for-sequel-twilight-of-the-mallrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=32001","title":{"rendered":"Original Cast of Kevin Smith’s “Mallrats” to Return for Sequel “Twilight of the Mallrats”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Jeremy London, Ethan Suplee, and Jason Lee in Mallrats<\/em> (1995)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

At last, Kevin Smith’s<\/strong> proposed sequel to the 90’s cult classic Mallrats <\/strong><\/em>will aim to begin production in early 2021. Smith finished his script for the film, currently referred to as Twilight of the Mallrats<\/em><\/strong>, earlier this year. The original cast returning had also been teased on multiple occasions by Smith himself, and now he officially confirms it in a recent interview<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Looks like we’re heading toward it now in 2021, which is very exciting for us. It takes place 25 years after the original and features the entire cast, [and] a new cast of characters as well. It’s about Brodie and his daughter and the death of the mall. The Brodie that we met in Mallrats has only been proven right in life. The world came around to his way of thinking. So, based on that, Brodie never really had to grow up and now, at this juncture in time, we face the moment when he might actually have to become an adult.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jason Lee <\/strong>(My Name Is Earl, Almost Famous<\/em>) portrayed the loudmouth comic-book geek Brodie<\/strong><\/em>, and Jeremy London<\/strong> was his softer, more caring, but equally as dim-witted best friend T.S. Quint<\/strong><\/em>. The film starts with the pair both being dumped by their girlfriends (Shannon Doherty<\/strong> & Claire Forlani<\/strong>) on the same day. This dumping leads them to their local more where they look to find the answers to love, life, and the universe. The film is a 90’s time capsule, featuring a collection of “mallrats<\/em>” including Ethan Suplee <\/strong>(My Name Is Earl<\/em>) as the disgruntled William <\/strong><\/em>who (no matter how hard he tries) is unable to see the hidden picture within a portrait at a kiosk. Michael Rooker<\/strong> (Guardians of the Galaxy<\/em> 1 & 2<\/em>) pops up as Brandi’s <\/strong><\/em>(Clair Forlani) TV producing father, who will stop at nothing to keep his daughter away from T.S.<\/em> after their initial break-up. We also get a few scenes with the always crass Jay<\/strong><\/em> (Jason Mewes<\/strong>), and always silent Silent Bob<\/strong><\/em> (Kevin Smith<\/strong>) before their characters really took off in Smith’s movies. The two are featured throughout, giving poor relationship advice to <\/strong>T.S<\/em>. on more than one occasion. Silent Bob <\/em>even appears as a knock-off Batman<\/strong> and quite literally swings across the mall by harness and cable in hilarious fashion (pictured below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n