After scouting the Granite Run Mall in Delaware County, PA, Kevin Smith has announced his Mallrats sequel, Mallbrats, will be shot at the Exton Square Mall in Exton, PA instead.
The change of venue came down to budgetary issues. “They ask for a location fee of half-a-million dollars,” Smith said. “That would have been a big chunk of our budget.”
The shoot will take place in January, with crews starting pre-production in the mall’s former JC Penny’s wing in December. Smith will also be looking for LOTS of extras later this year. “I could fill that mall, and it wouldn’t be enough extras,” he added. “We can use everybody.”
In addition to Mallbrats, Smith will also film Moosejaws — which already has fans buzzing after he announced Silent Bob will die in the movie – in Pennsylvania.
