Clerks 3 is done, packaged and in the hands of the Weinsteins, according to actor Jason Mewes. Kevin Smith's partner in crime swung by IGN Up at Noon this week and updated us on the status of the film. For a while, Smith has been talking about different drafts of the script on his podcast Jay and Silent Bob Get Old , but on Up at Noon, Mewes confirmed the script is done and submitted to The Weinstein Company.

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"We're waiting to hear back from them," Mewes said. "Hopefully, we're going to be shooting Clerks III soon."The Weinstein brothers produced Clerks and Clerks 2. If they pass, Smith would need to find a different studio.

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