Kevin Smith reveals tariffs derailed Jay and Silent Bob movie

Kevin Smith reveals tariffs derailed Jay and Silent Bob movie

Kevin Smith has explained how trade tariffs have recently impacted his own plans.

Kevin Smith to Shoot ‘Jay and Silent Bob' Sequel Next Year

It’s impossible to have gone through ’90s indie cinema and not be familiar with Kevin Smith’s brand of slacker moviemaking. Between 1994 and 2001, Smith essentially became the spokesman for a misfit generation of geeky basement dwellers with his films “Clerks,” “Chasing Amy,” “Mallrats,” “Dogma,” and “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.” What bound all of those lo-fi ’90s films together—beyond their DIY, stitched-together spirit, and juvenile jokes …