Somewhat going full circle after breaking out with Clerks, for his last few features Kevin Smith has returned to his small-scale roots, crafting personal films — whether you like them or not — seemingly strictly for the audience he’s built up over the years. His latest, Yoga Hosers, marks the second film in True North Trilogy following Tusk, which finds some of the same characters returning, including Johnny Depp‘s Guy Lapointe. Also starring his daughter, Lily Rose Depp, as well as Kevin Smith’s daughter, Harley Quinn Smith, the first trailer has now landed.
Not going over very well at Sundance, even our resident Kevin Smith fan, John Fink, was mixed on the film, saying in his review, “As an artist, Smith has grown to experiment with psychological horror. Red State was largely devoid of humor, but proved to be effective while Tusk also explored new territory, blending body horror with potty humor and drama. The execution here is sadly is far from anything interesting and despite the best of intentions, the playful B-movie horror elements fall flat more often then not.”
Check out the trailer below (with a hat tip to The Playlist) for the film also starring Austin Butler, Tyler Posey, Ralph Garman, and Jason Mewes.
15 year old-yoga-nuts Colleen Collette and Colleen McKenzie love their smart phones and hate their after school job at Manitoban convenience store Eh-2-Zed. But when an ancient evil rises from beneath Canada’s crust and threatens their big invitation to a Grade 12 party, the Colleens join forces with the legendary man-hunter from Montreal named Guy Lapointe to fight for their lives with all seven Chakras, one Warrior Pose at a time. Depp, Depp the younger and Smith the younger are returning in the roles they created for TUSK.
6/1 – New Orleans, LA at the Joy Theater
6/2 – Ponte Vedra, FL at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
6/6 – Houston, TX at The Houston Improv
6/12 – Columbus, OH at Studio 35 Cinema & Drafthouse
7/8 – Durham, NC at The Carolina Theatre
7/12 – San Jose, CA at The Improv
7/17 – San Francisco, CA at Cobbs Comedy Club
Yoga Hosers opens on July 29th following a tour with Kevin Smith (details here and dates above).