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Clerks II is the 2006 sequel to Kevin Smith's movie Clerks.
, and his sixth feature film to be set in the View Askewniverse. Smith has stated that the only characters from the original film will be Dante, Randal, and Jay and Silent Bob. Currently it is scheduled for an August 18, 2006 release with a possible May 2006 trip to the Cannes Film Festival.

In a recent online discussion with his fans, when asked what the "super secret movie" would be at would be, Smith replied "I'll give you II guesses," all but confirming that Clerks II will show there .

Plot

Smith has kept most of the film's plot under wraps, although he has allowed certain elements to be viewed by the public. The most well-publicized element is that Clerks II will take place at a Mooby's fast-food restaurant (seen in previous View Askew films). Smith's inspiration for the film came as he changed to his twenties to thirties, and this reflects on the characters roles in the film. Dante Hicks, now realizing where his life has gone, and Randal Graves, the lazy and disrespectful video store clerk, leave their jobs at the Quick Stop convenience store and RST Video after a tragedy strikes. They are hired for a Mooby's fast food restaurant. Dante, now with a new girlfriend (Jennifer Schwalbach), is only planning to work at the Mooby's for a short amount of time and plans to leave his minimum wage lifestyle in favor of a family life. Randal realizes he is not as happy with his position in life as he had thought, and is scared after seeing his long time friend finally make a change in his life. He quietly shrugs off this mid-life crisis throughout the film. Jay and Silent Bob are now clean (in response to Jason Mewes' sobriety) and are still up to the usual antics, following Dante and Randal from the Quick Stop to Mooby's. Becky, played by Rosario Dawson, is the manager of Mooby's and deals with all the craziness that comes with Dante and Randal.

Production

Smith released production diaries (similar to those released by Peter Jackson during his remake of King Kong
, and Bryan Singer during the making of Superman Returns
) on the Clerks II website (see links below).

Assuming he follows suit with these producers, Smith will be chronicling the entire making of the film - from the first rehearsals all the way through to the final release.

Smith released a Web-only teaser trailer on the Clerks II website on 9 January, 2006 . (Contains a written vulgarity)

Cast

Brian O'Halloran
- Dante Hicks
Jeff Anderson
- Randal Graves
Rosario Dawson
- Becky
Trevor Fehrman - Elias
Jason Mewes
- Jay
Kevin Smith
- Silent Bob
Jennifer Schwalbach Smith
- Emma
Jason Lee
- Lance (cameo)
Ben Affleck
- TBA (cameo)
Walt Flanagan - TBA (cameo)
Kevin Weisman
- TBA (cameo)
Ethan Suplee
- TBA (cameo)
Wanda Sykes
- TBA (cameo)
Earthquake
- TBA (cameo)
Zak Knutson
- TBA

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