Cult classic film with star-studded cast finally gets sequel after 25 years

Kevin Smith has confirmed that 1 of his astir iconic films is yet getting a sequel, 25 years aft it archetypal deed our screens.

Dogma was released successful 1999, with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon starring a wildly star-studded formed alongside Alan Rickman, Salma Hayek, Jason Lee, Chris Rock and Alanis Morissette.

It followed the communicative of fallen angels Loki (Matt) and Bartleby (Ben) arsenic they travel to New Jersey successful hunt of a loophole that volition get them backmost into heaven.

However, by utilizing the loophole, it would mean the extremity of humanity – Bethany Sloane (Linda Fiorentino) unwittingly leads the complaint against them, aided by prophets, an apostle and Serendipity.

Appearing astatine Vulture Festival implicit the weekend, to people the flick’s 25-year anniversary, the manager – and prima – announced that a sequel is officially connected the way.

‘Some radical volition beryllium like, “Don’t f**ing interaction it. You’ll ruin it,” helium said, via Deadline. ‘And I’m present to archer you: I will. I’m f**ing tickled. I recovered a mode in.’

Kevin besides teased appearances by Matt and Ben, joking that they ‘owe’ him for his assistance connected their Oscar-winning masterpiece, Good Will Hunting – aft they failed to springiness him a shout-out successful immoderate speeches.

‘I person been capable to clasp that implicit some their heads for 25 f**ing years, which is wherefore they support showing up successful each the movies,’ helium continued.

‘Expect a cameo from them – much than a f**ing cameo. The lone mode we get a Dogma sequel made is if they’re there. So, number connected those guys being there.’

Dogma archetypal premiered much than 2 decades ago, and has gone connected to go a immense cult classic.

It presently boasts a immense instrumentality people of 85% connected Rotten Tomatoes, compared to a critics standing of 68%.

Janet Maslin of the New York Times praised it arsenic ‘Mercilessly funny’, portion Kenneth Turan from the Los Angeles Times agreed: ‘Dogma is simply a raucous, profane but amazingly endearing portion of work, a comic and lively movie of ideas.’

It is presently not wide erstwhile we’ll get our hands connected the sequel, who other could instrumentality portion and what it could absorption on.

Lifting the lid connected wherever other the Dogma beingness could go, Kevin added that it could perchance pb to ‘sequels, TV versions, successful presumption of extending the story. Something we could ne'er bash before. So, breathtaking man. And each those radical who worked successful it are inactive viable.’

It was besides revealed that the flick volition yet beryllium made disposable to watercourse and acquisition digitally pursuing a conflict implicit the organisation rights.

They were antecedently owned by Harvey Weinstein and his brother, Bob Weinstein, successful a woody which predated streaming – successful a caller move, the disgraced movie producer’s institution sold the rights to a fig of films, including Dogma, to different company.

Kevin past met with the caller owners and shared that his movie volition concisely instrumentality to cinemas to commemorate the milestone anniversary, describing it arsenic ‘like getting my f**king kid back’.

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