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They began life as characters in a low-budget black and white feature film famously shot for $25,000 (£16,000), and have since re-emerged as the stars of a comic book and short-lived animated TV series. Now Randal and Dante, the perennially counter-bound heroes of 1994's Clerks and 2006's Clerks II, may be readying themselves for the literary treatment after film-maker Kevin Smith said he was considering bringing them back in book form before embarking on a third movie.They began life as characters in a low-budget black and white feature film famously shot for $25,000 (£16,000), and have since re-emerged as the stars of a comic book and short-lived animated TV series. Now Randal and Dante, the perennially counter-bound heroes of 1994's Clerks and 2006's Clerks II, may be readying themselves for the literary treatment after film-maker Kevin Smith said he was considering bringing them back in book form before embarking on a third movie.
Speaking on Friday night as part of a panel on the future of online television in the US, Smith said he would most likely release a Clerks book chapter by chapter, taking into account feedback and input from fans at each stage. "I know people would go, 'Why would you want to? You're an artist," said the film-maker, who these days spends much of his time podcasting via smodcast.com. "Well, now I'm a new-media artist and the new-media artist involves the audience and that's something I've been doing for nearly 20 years at this point anyway."Speaking on Friday night as part of a panel on the future of online television in the US, Smith said he would most likely release a Clerks book chapter by chapter, taking into account feedback and input from fans at each stage. "I know people would go, 'Why would you want to? You're an artist," said the film-maker, who these days spends much of his time podcasting via smodcast.com. "Well, now I'm a new-media artist and the new-media artist involves the audience and that's something I've been doing for nearly 20 years at this point anyway."
Smith said he preferred the idea of a book to a film or online video series for the extra detail that might be included. "I get to go inside the characters' heads, tell Year One origin stories where the first chapter is Dante and Randal meeting in kindergarten, all the stuff I can't do in a movie," he said. "That's what I want to do, because I'm a stoner. I want to investigate the inner life of every character, and I can't do that in 90 minutes with a film."Smith said he preferred the idea of a book to a film or online video series for the extra detail that might be included. "I get to go inside the characters' heads, tell Year One origin stories where the first chapter is Dante and Randal meeting in kindergarten, all the stuff I can't do in a movie," he said. "That's what I want to do, because I'm a stoner. I want to investigate the inner life of every character, and I can't do that in 90 minutes with a film."
However, Smith said he would bring the story to the big screen at some point, because the money was more likely to be there. The director of Mallrats and Chasing Amy found unorthodox commercial success with his self-financed indie horror Red State in 2011 after opting to take it on tour around North America rather than pursue traditional distribution.However, Smith said he would bring the story to the big screen at some point, because the money was more likely to be there. The director of Mallrats and Chasing Amy found unorthodox commercial success with his self-financed indie horror Red State in 2011 after opting to take it on tour around North America rather than pursue traditional distribution.
All of the above should, however, perhaps be taken with a fairly large pinch of salt: the film-maker also said he wanted Clerks 3 to be a Broadway play in March last year.All of the above should, however, perhaps be taken with a fairly large pinch of salt: the film-maker also said he wanted Clerks 3 to be a Broadway play in March last year.
Meanwhile Smith's long-gestating one-time "final film" before retirement, the 70s ice hockey comedy Hit Somebody, also appears to have shifted form. Smith revealed in December it is now likely to play out as a mini-series owing to the fact that he has too much material to fit into one movie.Meanwhile Smith's long-gestating one-time "final film" before retirement, the 70s ice hockey comedy Hit Somebody, also appears to have shifted form. Smith revealed in December it is now likely to play out as a mini-series owing to the fact that he has too much material to fit into one movie.
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