With writer-director Kevin Smith’s new film, ‘The 4.30 Movie’ out and well worth a look he has been talking about doing a sequel to one of his earlier films, ‘Mallrats’. Starring Shannen Doherty her death would seem to have put an immediate stop to any sequel but Smith thinks there is a way that will also pay tribute to the actress.
My first feeling after Shannen passed was like, “Well, that’s it.” Her character, Rene, didn’t just pop up in the movie; she’s a big feature. Brodie [Jason Lee] and Rene are main characters in the movie. So when Shannen passed, it felt like, “All right, well the movie will never happen and probably for the best.” But then, ironically enough, over the last month, there’s been these weird glimmers of conversations and hope. I’m not saying it’s going to happen, but it suddenly seems like there could be a path to victory, so to speak.
So, if Universal was ever like, “Go ahead,” the question, at that point, becomes, “What do you do? Shannen’s closest friend was Sarah Michelle Gellar, and I worked with Sarah on Masters of the Universe: Revelation. Ironically, when Sarah and I first met in person, I talked about her friendship with Shannen because I knew they were real tight. I was like, “When did you meet her?” And she was like, “Well, she was on Charmed and I was on Buffy, so we were in that world. But I have met you before.” And I was like, “When!?” And she said, “During the Mallrats auditions.” And I was like, “You auditioned for Mallrats!?” And she was like, “Yeah, I was a kid. I was up for Trish.” And I was like, “Get out of here!” So her being Shannen’s bestie and having already tried out for Mallrats 30 years ago next year, I would ask Sarah to step in for Shannen if there’s a possibility that we get to make Twilight of the Mallrats. I think that’d be personally meaningful for her on some level because of her relationship with Shannen, and it’d be great for us in the movie, of course. She’d bring Shannen’s warmth with her, and it’s maybe the next best thing to having Shannen there.
That would be so fucking wonderful and nuts. The only thing that would be better is if Shannen was still here with us and we did it like we planned. The last time I spoke to her was on her Let’s Be Clear podcast. I went to her house in Malibu to record back in December, and at the end of it, she texted me. Let me find the text real quick because it’s classic Shannen. (Smith pulls out his iPhone.)
We were talking about going into Universal and sitting down with them to talk about making a Mallrats sequel. And she texted, “We will call out Universal and tell people to message them and Jason Blum,” because I was like, “Maybe Blumhouse will do it.” So I said, “Totally.” And she texted, “So let’s hope it works.” And I said, “Amen, little sister.” And then she said, “Why don’t you and Jason [Lee] and me go meet at Universal?” And I said, “We totally can.” And she said, “Let’s do it. I’ll pull the cancer card.” And then she put one of those crying-laughing emojis. So it’d be nice. Of course, I’d like to make the movie for me and many other reasons, but now there’s a special impetus. And we know who that movie is going to be dedicated to; that’s for damn sure.
Since speaking about a Mallrats sequel Sarah Michelle Gellar has expressed her interest in making a sequel as a tribute to her friend.
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source: Hollywood Reporter
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