Kevin Smith is Developing a JAY AND SILENT BOB VR Series That Will Be Shot From Bob's POV
STX Entertainment is in the process of developing several VR series through their immersive content division STXsurreal and it has been revealed that one of those projects will include a Jay and Silent Bob series from writer and director Kevin Smith. If you're a fan of Jay and Silent Bob, then you're not gonna want to miss this.
Smith will write, direct and produce the comedy series, which will star his longtime collaborator Jason Mewes. The series will be shot entirely from the perspective of Bob, and "viewers will embody the silent fanboy himself while alpha-slacker Jay leads the way through a string of idiotic adventures."
This actually sounds like it could be fun, even if you don't watch it in VR. What do you think of this Jay and Silent Bob VR series? Are you excited about it or do you think it's a silly idea?
I've included information for the other VR projects that are in development below. All of these series will premiere on the Surreal channel, which will launch as an app on VR headsets later this year. The channel will kick-off with an action series called The Limit from Robert Rodriguez and Michelle Rodriguez. Here are the other projects:
NEW TRICKS
Original short-form live-action comedy series from director and producer Ed Helms (The Office). Written by Frank Lesser (The Colbert Report), New Tricks follows an aimless 30 year-old Radio Shack employee who receives a visit from a magical elf one day and learns he is destined to become the world’s greatest wizard. Helms will produce the series with Mike Falbo via their Pacific Electric Picture Co.
UNTITLED DAVE BAUTISTA PROJECT
STX will expand its relationship with actor Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy) through an original short-form action-comedy series. STXfilms is concurrently collaborating with Bautista on an action-comedy feature, which is also in the early stages of development.
THE KIEV EXCHANGE
A spinoff of STX’s Mile 22 film franchise, The Kiev Exchange is a short-form, live-action series from Mile 22director Peter Berg. Written by Umair Aleem (Extraction), The Kiev Exchange is a gritty, pulse-pounding action-thriller following the CIA’s elusive paramilitary force, Ground Branch, as they negotiate a tense and complex hostage exchange in a public square. When all hell breaks loose they must come together to fight their way out of an ambush. Berg will produce for Film 44 and Film 45, along with Mark Wahlberg, Matt Goldberg and John Logan Pierson.
UNTITLED DEREK KOLSTAD PROJECT
From writer Derek Kolstad (the John Wick trilogy), this original live-action short-form series, set in 1947, follows a mysterious government agent sent to investigate an aircraft crash in rural New Mexico. As he probes deeper, it becomes clear this is no ordinary incident. Kolstad is also writing STXfilms’ upcoming action-thriller Nobody starring Bob Odenkirk.
Source: The Tracking Board