Miramax Films and The Weinstein Company will work together to create new bonus features for Blu-ray releases of Miramax films, including roundtables featuring cast and directors. This is part of a larger partnership agreement between the two companies, which envisages producing sequels to existing Miramax titles such as
Bad Santa,
Rounders and
Shakespeare in Love.
Remakes, sequels and/or TV adaptations could also be produced for
Clerks,
From Dusk Till Dawn, Bridget Jones's Diary, Copland, Shall We Dance, Swingers and
The Amityville Horror.
Harvey and Bob Weinstein said in a statement: "We are very close to these films, and the new management of Miramax also feels that we are in the best position to create sequels that are at once worthy and compelling in their own right." In turn, Miramax CEO said: "There is no better partner to build on these great films and turn them into franchises, while also creating exciting, new TV properties," and added: "This agreement will extend the Miramax library while also enabling us to create new content without committing near-term capital."
On the possibility of a
Clerks III, director Kevin Smith –who already endured criticism for "going back to the well" with
Clerks II– has
commented that "If someone was going to exploit the library for sequels, remakes, TV, it'd rather be the devil I know." The New Jersey-born filmmaker noted that, while Miramax owns the movies
Clerks,
Chasing Amy, Jersey Girl and
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, he owns the Jay and Silent Bob characters.