Kevin Smith‘s 1999 film Dogma, which starred starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon as two fallen angels attempting to return to heaven, is getting a theatrical rerelease in honor of its 25th anniversary. Smith will also be embarking on a national tour, hosting screenings of the movie and participating in Q&As in 25 U.S. cities prior to the June 5th rerelease.
Smith announced the rerelease on social media:
Bless me, Father – for I have cinema! I’m ecclesiastically ecstatic to announce that DOGMA is getting a religious re-release on JUNE 5th in theaters all across the U.S. and Canada! In conjunction with @iconiceventsnow, we’re celebrating the 25th anniversary of my fourth (and perhaps best) film by bringing it back to the big screen for mass consumption! The brilliant kids at @wearebond killed it with the new poster and the new trailer (at my @youtube page), both of which make our old adventure feel like a much more modern movie! But before the June 5th opening, I’m gonna accompany the flick to twenty @amctheaters across America for a Q&A screening series that kicks off on Easter Sunday! Blessed are they who come in the name of the tour when I bring #Dogma to Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Seattle, Minneapolis, Chicago, Kansas City, Dallas, Houston, Boston, NYC, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Tampa and Orlando, before wrapping up at @smodcastlecinemas in New Jersey – the sacred state where the movie is set! (If you don’t see your state represented, don’t worry: we’ll be adding stops to the tour in advance of the June 5th opening!) Get tickets at DogmaMovie dot com! Thank you to everyone who kept the faith all these years; you’ve sustained me during the long crusade to resurrect my movie! Praise the Lord and pass the popcorn for the second coming of Dogma!
After purchasing the film’s rights from Miramax, Iconic Events is handling distribution for the rerelease. Due to the limited availability of physical copies, Dogma has never been streamed online and has instead become something of a cult classic. It is the highest-grossing movie in Smith’s View Askewniverse series and its fourth installment.
Dogma also stars Linda Fiorentino, Chris Rock, Jason Lee, George Carlin, Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith.
