Kevin Smith Reveals Plans For Shannen Doherty's Mallrats 2

Kevin Smith he is thinking of following his cult film The Mallrats as a tribute to the late Shannen Doherty.

In interview no PeopleSmith, 53, said Doherty, who died on July 13 after a long battle with cancer, told him he “wanted to do” a moment. The Mallrats during a conversation between the two months ago.

Sequel to 1995 The Mallratsseeing Doherty play Rene Mosier on the sidelines Jason Lee, Jeremy London again Ben Affleckit's already written by Smith and was floated a few years ago before stalling in 2023 due to studio issues.

Smith told the store that to take the project, titled Night of the Mallrats, may be on the cards. “At least, like 'Shannen,' it would be a good thing to do,” the Firing Amy said the director.

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I Clerks the director shared some details in his last interview no You are enchanted actress, revealing that The Mallrats' success is a testament to Doherty's performance in the film. “It was weird when it came out, it didn't do well,” said Smith. “But when we first came to Comic-Con 29 years ago, man, we were in and out because of him, because he had the trust of the crowd.”

Smith added that they also discussed Doherty's departure The Vulgarathonfilm festival in New Jersey starting Saturday, August 3, where The Mallrats will be tested.

“The last discussions we had were about him going out to Jersey The Vulgarathon because he had done a lot of bad things and so on, and he met with The Mallrats what is happening and so on,” he said. “So I said, 'Oh my God, Shannen, come see a movie in our theater and something, it's just going to put you on the throne.' “

Smith appeared on an episode of Doherty's podcast, “Let's Be Clear”, in January.

During the podcast, the two discussed reading the script Night of the Mallrats, Smith revealed that he had been in it for “a long time.” On a February episode of “Let's Get It Clear,” Doherty told her listeners that the script is “fun and silly… in a really good way.”

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Doherty's spokesman, Leslie Sloaneconfirmed the Beverly Hills, 90210 The star's death in a statement to Us Weekly on July 14.

“It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty. On Saturday, July 13, he succumbed to cancer after many years of fighting the disease,” the statement reads. “A devoted daughter, sister, aunt and friend was surrounded by her loved ones and her dog, Bowie. The family is asking for privacy at this time so they can mourn in peace.”