Jay and Silent Bob are coming to virtual reality, whether you’re ready or not
Filmmaker Kevin Smith first broke into the film industry thanks to his no-budget, 1994 indie comedy Clerks, and now, that movie’s two most memorable characters will be coming to virtual reality. Jay and Silent Bob VR will be a live-action comedy series that will be written and directed by Smith, shot from the point of view of his Silent Bob character as Jason Mewes’ Jay “leads the way through a string of idiotic adventures.”
It’s just one of several VR projects in development that were announced today by STX Entertainment’s Surreal division, which handles VR and immersive entertainment production for the company. Among the other announcements is an untitled live-action series from John Wick writer Derek Kolstad about a government agent sent to investigate a mysterious aircraft crash in 1947, and an action-comedy from Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista. The Kiev Exchange will be a spinoff of director Peter Berg’s upcoming action film Mile 22, while the comedy New Tricks — to be directed and produced by The Hangover’s Ed Helms — will follow a slacker who discovers he is fated to become an all-powerful wizard.
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