Moose Jaws
Directed byKevin Smith
Screenplay byKevin Smith
Produced by
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Distributed byLionsgate
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3 million

Moose Jaws is an upcoming American horror comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith. The film is the third in Smith's True North trilogy, serving as a spin-off of the first two films Tusk (2014) and Yoga Hosers (2016).

Premise

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Moose Jaws is basically "Jaws with a moose".

Production

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In August 2014, a third installment of Kevin Smith's True North trilogy was announced, Moose Jaws, which Smith says is basically "Jaws with a moose".[1][2] Starstream Entertainment will finance and produce the film, while XYZ Films will sell the foreign rights at the Toronto Film Festival.[1] In June 2015, Harley Morenstein of Epic Meal Time confirmed he will be the lead in the film, following an appearance in the other two offerings.[3] Also in June, Smith revealed that Harley Quinn Smith and Lily-Rose Depp will reprise their roles from Yoga Hosers.[4] In September 2015, Kevin Smith mentioned that his character Silent Bob will be eaten by the killer moose.[5]

In January 2016, Smith confirmed that Jay and Silent Bob will appear in Moose Jaws, setting the True North trilogy within the View Askewniverse.[6] In February 2016, Smith stated filming on Moose Jaws would start in July 2016 in Saskatchewan, Canada.[7] Smith later said filming was slated to begin in May 2016.[8] In June 2018 during a live recording of Smith's podcast Fatman on Batman, he said that he had secured funding for Moose Jaws.[9]

In April 2020, while on Instagram talking about how he finished the first draft of Twilight of the Mallrats, Smith has stated he is getting to work on a new draft of Moose Jaws.[10] In June 2020, Smith revealed he removed Jay and Silent Bob from the latest draft of Moose Jaws.[11][12][13]

In December 2023, Smith announced that production on Moose Jaws would begin in 2024 with Lionsgate producing.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kit, Borys (August 19, 2014). "Kevin Smith and Johnny Depp Team for Action-Adventure 'Yoga Hosers' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "Kevin Smith To Make Moose Jaws Movie Where A Moose Eats A Little Kid". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  3. ^ Morenstein, Harley (June 17, 2015). "Couldn't really mention this before, but since it's now on IMDB I guess it's public knowledge. Kevin Smith asked me to be the lead in Moose Jaws. The conclusion to his Canadian Horror Trilogy". Facebook. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  4. ^ Smith, Kevin. "I love this so much. This is from the end credits of #YogaHosers. Get ready to face a monster moose, @harleyquinnnn_ & @lilyrose_depp!". Facebook. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  5. ^ Hamman, Cody (September 18, 2015). "Kevin Smith's Moose Jaws may be the end of the Silent Bob saga". JoBlo.com. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  6. ^ Smith, Kevin (January 15, 2016). "235: January 15, 2016". Hollywood Babble-On. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  7. ^ Smith, Kevin (February 24, 2016). "We start in July with #Mallrats sequel to follow in the fall (I thought we'd be doing #mallrats2 now but moose money manifested first)!". Instagram. Archived from the original on July 20, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  8. ^ Smith, Kevin (February 26, 2016). "239: February 26, 2016". Hollywood Babble-On. Archived from the original on October 21, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  9. ^ Evangelista, Chris (June 5, 2018). "Kevin Smith Offers An Update On Horror Film 'Moose Jaws'". Slash Film. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  10. ^ "Kevin Smith Completes First Draft of 'Twilight of the Mallrats', Reveals Which Characters Will Return". ComicBook.com. April 24, 2020. Archived from the original on June 25, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  11. ^ Squires, John (June 1, 2020). "Jay and Silent Bob Will No Longer Appear in Kevin Smith's Horror-Comedy Spoof 'Moose Jaws'". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on July 18, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  12. ^ Scott, Ryan (June 1, 2020). "Jay and Silent Bob Have Been Cut from Kevin Smith's 'Moose Jaws' Script". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  13. ^ Evangelista, Chris (June 1, 2020). "Sorry, 'Moose Jaws' Will No Longer Feature Jay and Silent Bob". Slash Film. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  14. ^ McCall, Kevin (December 30, 2023). "Kevin Smith Is Gearing Up to Finally Make 'Moose Jaws'". Collider. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
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