Kevin Smith on ‘Clerks 3’ and why he really got invited to Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s wedding

nypost.com:

Kevin Smith knows when he’s been outclassed. Or out-déclassé-d. “When I first started out, I could impress you with bad language,” the 52-year-old director told The Post. “I can’t do that s–t anymore.

Like, you turn on ‘Ted Lasso,’ they curse better than me. The older you get, though, you get other weapons, other tools.”In 1994, Smith made a movie about his life working at a Leonardo, New Jersey, convenience store.

The result, “Clerks,” was a runaway hit, a quippy (and, yes, curse-filled) seminal indie that launched Smith’s career as a prolific director, screenwriter, producer and podcaster.He moved the “Clerks” action to a fast food joint in a 2006 sequel, but with “Clerks 3,” in theaters Sept.

13, Smith is returning to the Quick Stop where it all started. Leading men Dante (Brian O’Halloran) and Randal (Jeff Anderson) are now middle-aged and have a new focus: mortality.