Kevin Smith Has Thrilling Plans for Dogma’s Anniversary

Twenty-five years in the past, at the height of his powers, Kevin Smith took on God. After his greatest essential hit but, Chasing Amy, Smith tackled his greatest movie thus far, with a star-studded forged, a couple of subject that made many individuals offended: faith. The ensuing movie, Dogma, wasn’t an enormous hit however has remained a favorite among Smith fans, and after years of crimson tape, now Smith might lastly be capable of embrace the movie as soon as once more.

You see, Dogma was personally owned by Bob and Harvey Weinstein, the latter of whom is presently in jail for rape. That made any form of rerelease or streaming of Dogma very tough, however in a brand new interview with Smith, the writer-director claims there could be mild on the finish of the tunnel for the movie. Chatting with That Hashtag Show (via /Film), Smith revealed the Weinsteins offered the movie and its new homeowners are thinking about getting it on the market.

“The film has been purchased away from the man that had it for years and whatnot,” Smith mentioned. “The corporate that purchased it, we met with them a pair months in the past. They had been like, ‘Would you be thinking about re-releasing it and touring it such as you did along with your films?’ I mentioned ‘one hundred pc, are you kidding me? Touring a film that I do know folks like, and it’s sentimental and nostalgic? We’ll clear up.’ Proper now, 2024 is our twenty fifth anniversary this yr. November is once we got here out. I believe 2025 it seems to be like is when the motion goes to occur there. Again on residence video, then again out in theaters, and I’ll tour it.”

So there you go. Whereas it will likely be tough to do one thing for the precise twenty fifth anniversary, which is in November, Smith is eyeing 2025 because the yr to deliver Dogma again in an enormous huge method. He might even discover some spinoffs, one thing he’s been doing along with his characters for the reason that begin of his profession. “Perhaps, at this level, sequels, TV variations, when it comes to extending the story. One thing we may by no means do earlier than,” Smith mentioned. “So thrilling, man. And all these individuals who labored in it are nonetheless viable.”

Launched November 12, 1999, Dogma follows two fallen angels, performed by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, who discover a loophole in Catholicism that enables them to get again into Heaven. The issue is that if they try this, they may show God fallacious and thereby finish existence. So it’s a race between the forces of Heaven and Hell to cease the angels. Along with the Oscar-winning writers of Good Will Searching, Chris Rock, Linda Fiorentino, George Carlin, Salma Hayek, Alan Rickman, and others had been alongside for the journey. To not point out Alanis Morissette as God. The movie was controversial for a number of causes, principally due to how briskly, unfastened, and humorous it was with faith. However now, many years later, that’s water below the bridge. Smith is able to deliver Dogma again to the highlight.

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