This month will see the release of Clerks III, the third installment of the film series that launched Kevin Smith’s movie career. While the film will be bringing back original Clerks stars Brian O’Halloran and Jeff Anderson, key favorites from Clerks II are also returning, such as Rosario Dawson as Becky. In the second movie, Becky served as the love interest of O’Halloran’s Dante, and she was pregnant with his child when we last saw the character.
In a new interview with THR, Dawson spoke about her return as Becky in Clerks III. She said how eager she was to revisit that character as there were some questions left unanswered by the ending of Clerks II. Dawson reveals that she would have been featured in the version of Clerks III that never got made, and found it “devastating” when the film didn’t materialize. However, she was later able to reunite with Smith and the gang for the 2019 film Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, which she very much enjoyed.
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Dawson also touched on how Smith’s real-life heart attack inspired him to start a new Clerks III screenplay from scratch. It was this screenplay that finally got the ball rolling on the sequel. Dawson also reflected on how Becky has become “so important” over the years.
Rosario Dawson Says Clerks III Combines the Best of Clerks and Clerks II
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Clerks II had a different vibe to the original, as it was presented in color in an all-new setting. The third film kind of blends the first two movies in a unique way, as teased by Sawson.
Clerks III will be screening in theaters from Sept. 13-18, courtesy of Fathom Events.
