Kevin Smith’s ‘Jay And Silent Bob Reboot’ Runtime Should Please

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You may surprise why I’m pulling Avengers: Endgame right into a submit about Kevin Smith. Well, everybody is aware of that Smith’s a comic-book film fanatic who drops nerd-fueled easter eggs all through his initiatives (and the MCU pays him again in sort). Much fuss has additionally rightfully been made just lately in regards to the current inflow of too-long motion pictures, and the MCU Phase Three endcap’s three-hour runtime has been held out as a outstanding instance. Although any comparisons between Smith’s upcoming Jay And Silent Bob Reboot might sound unfair on their face, we’re speaking about the identical core fanbase, who needs to be delighted by the Clerks director’s announcement of his first-cut reboot runtime.

Smith has been dutifully maintaining his followers up to date by means of each part of manufacturing (together with his inclusion of an Avenger inside the solid), however this appears significantly related to present issues of moviegoers. That is, he’s already labored the primary lower under two hours and can proceed to therapeutic massage this pet till he drops one other 9 minutes.

“Today, on 4/15, I finished my first cut of this oddity odyssey,” Smith tweeted late Monday evening. “Current running time is 1 hour and 54 minutes but I’m aiming for the #JayAndSilentBobStrikback running time of 1 hour and 45 minutes. Now the tough choices begin…”

Numb butts shall not be a priority of at the least one nerd-focused film this 12 months (though the reboot’s launch date continues to be tentative). That’s swell information provided that Captain Marvel‘s most fan-pleasing scene was presumably missed by some throughout a late-movie pee break.

In associated information, Smith additionally very a lot loved final week’s “breathtaking” Rise of the Skywalker trailer. Listen to his enthused take under.