Recently Clerks and Chasing Amy director Kevin Smith hinted that he would be making a sequel to his 1995 comedy Mallrats.

Now Smith has confirmed that he will indeed be making Mallrats 2, with current plans to start filming around this time next year. Before that he makes Clerks III next, Hit Somebody, and Moose Jaws. In addition to confirming the sequel, Smith also explained what compelled him to make the movie.

Continue below to see what he had to say.

Is a sequel to the 1995 comedy favorite Mallrats now in our future? It’s not yet known for sure, but director Kevin Smith has teased the possibility of it happening eventually.

Smith took the Twitter to share what his current schedule of movies to make looks like—a mixture of comedies and the horror he’s been making more lately—including Clerks III, Hit Somebody, and Moose Jaws before finally dropping the tiny Mallrats 2 tease.