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Kevin Smith has revealed that the upcoming sequel to his 1995 comedy will now be a 10 part TV series.
Smith said that after having problems with studio Universal he has opted to do a television sequel instead of another movie, reported Collider.
"We started reconfiguring the idea of doing Mallrats not as a film but as a series, and Universal and I are just about to close our deal to do Mallrats the series," Smith said.
"Then we take it out into the world and find a home for it. So, instead of doing a Mallrats movie, I'm going to do 10 episodes of a Mallrats series.
"We submitted the script and my agent comes back to me and he goes, 'Well, apparently Universal has never let a catalogue title go, any title they own, they've retained. They've never done something where they're like, 'Oh, you can take it back and go make a sequel.' Never in the history of the studio.
"So, we entered a protracted negotiation with Universal trying to get it made in different pockets of the studio.
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