▁View ▁As ke wn iverse ▁after ▁ 1 9 9 4 ' s ▁C ler ks , ▁although , ▁chron olog ically , ▁Mall r ats ▁takes ▁place ▁a ▁day ▁before . ▁ ▁As ▁in ▁the ▁other ▁As ke wn iverse ▁films , ▁the ▁characters ▁Jay ▁and ▁Sil ent ▁Bob ▁feature ▁prom in ently , ▁and ▁characters ▁and ▁events ▁from ▁other ▁films ▁are ▁discussed . ▁Several ▁cast ▁members , ▁including ▁Jason ▁Lee , ▁Ben ▁Aff le ck ▁and ▁Jo ey ▁La uren ▁Adams , ▁have ▁gone ▁on ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁several ▁other ▁Smith ▁films . ▁Com ic - book ▁icon ▁Stan ▁Lee ▁appeared , ▁as ▁did ▁Brian ▁O ' H all or an , ▁the ▁star ▁of ▁Smith ' s ▁break out ▁feature ▁C ler ks . ▁ ▁Despite ▁failing ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office ▁and ▁receiving ▁a ▁lu ke w arm ▁critical ▁reception , ▁Mall r ats ▁has ▁since ▁become ▁a ▁cult ▁classic . ▁Pl ans ▁for ▁a ▁sequ el ▁film ▁titled ▁Mall Br ats ▁were ▁announced ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁By ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁the ▁project ▁had ▁morph ed ▁into ▁a ▁proposed ▁television ▁min is eries , ▁but ▁by ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Smith ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁series ▁to ▁any ▁network . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁Smith ▁revealed ▁that ▁development ▁on ▁a ▁sequ el ▁film ▁has ▁started ▁again , ▁this ▁time ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁Tw il ight ▁of ▁the ▁Mall r ats .