Writer-director Kevin Smith won't use Kickstarter to get his long-gestating Clerks III project off the ground.

The filmmaker, who has recently completed his first draft of the movie's 137(!) page screenplay, took to Reddit recently to explain why he changed his original stance on crowd-sourcing funds for the movie.

"We nearly Kickstarted the budget back in November," explained Smith. "But now I'm feeling like that's not fair to real indie filmmakers who need the help. Unlike back when I made CLERKS in '91, I've GOT access to money now - so I should use that money and not suck any loot out of the crowd-funding marketplace that might otherwise go to some first-timer who can really use it."Smith will instead fund the movie himself, explaining that the crowd-funding model should be left to "the next generation of artists."Nicely put, Mr. Smith.Lucy O'Brien is Assistant Editor at IGN AU. Follow her ramblings on IGN atoron Twitter.