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For the longest time, word about what might be happening with the 1999 Kevin Smith opus "Dogma" was nil. Trapped in the clutches of the Weinstein Brothers, it seemed that the original movie was likely to never be re-released in theaters or on physical or streaming media, never mind the long-rumored sequel coming to pass. Fortunately, thanks to the efforts of Iconic Events and others, Smith has regained control of the film and as such, has embarked on a massive multi-city tour, showing a spiffy new restoration of the movie as well as appearing in super-sized post-screening Q&a sessions. Both this writer and /Film's Ethan Anderton were lucky to attend a couple of these screenings, and got to hear some fascinating tales about the making of "Dogma" and its resurrection.

Although Smith mentioned at both screenings that he is currently working on a proper "Dogma" sequel, it was at the...

Actor Val Kilmer has passed away. Known for several fan-favorite roles, from Doc Holliday to Batman, the actor was 65 years old.

The New York Times reported on the passing of Kilmer, with his daughter, actress Mercedes Kilmer, confirming the news. According nto his daughter, Kilmer died in Los Angeles due to pneumonia. He'd previously been diagnosed with throat cancer in 2015. His subsequent health struggles had been chronicled in the documentary Val, released in 2021.

Val Edward Kilmer was born on New Year's Eve in 1959. At the age of 17, he started studying acting at Juilliard in New York. This led to his work in theater, and he made his Broadway debut in 1983 with a role in Slab Boys. He'd make his debut in film by playing teen idol Nick Rivers in the 1984 film Top Secret!, following it up with a role in tthe1985 film Real Genius.

A big break came quickly for...

Over the years, Hollywood has delivered an abundance of memorable on-screen partnerships -- Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, Paul Newman and Robert Redford, Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, and Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, among many others. Over 30 years after their first collaboration, it's probably safe to add Matt Damon and Ben Affleck to the list. 

Together, the dynamic duo have produced memorable entertainment aplenty, putting their remarkable chemistry to good use in everything from Kevin Smith's "Dogma" to Affleck's "Air." These guys have teamed up on nearly a dozen projects, even for a brief cameo or minor supporting role. Recently, their partnership has intensified with the aforementioned "Air" and Ridley Scott's "The Last Duel," it's a shame they haven't found more films to work on together over the years, because these boys are wicked smaht.

To celebrate this long-running partnership, we decided...

Before the dawn of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, franchise films used to be made in a far more improvised fashion. Nowadays, we're used to studios and filmmakers having a several-year plan in place for an interlocking series of films and their respective franchises, and while this system can create some very rewarding emotional and narrative payoffs, it doesn't allow for the freedom of spontaneity as much. With this freedom, filmmakers were able to follow their muse to places they previously had never thought of going to, and it's not just characters or moments that were thought up on the fly; in some cases, an entire film came into existence based on a chance encounter.

That's exactly what happened to Kevin Smith during his primary years making films set in his View Askewniverse, named after the View Askew production company he created when he began making movies. Initially, these films were...

Kevin Smith has confirmed he's working on a sequel to 'Dogma'.The 54-year-old filmmaker wrote and directed the 1999 fantasy comedy film starring Ben Affleck, 52, as Bartleby and Matt Damon, 54, as Loki and he is hoping the pair will appear in the new movie.Speaking at the Dogma Confessional to mark the flick's 25th anniversary on Sunday (17.11.24) at Vulture Festival, he said: “Some people will be like, ‘Don’t f****** touch it. You’ll ruin it.'“And I’m here to tell you: I will. I’m f****** tickled. I found a way in.”The 'Mallrats' director quipped that he could bribe the pair into filming a cameo because he revived their 1997 film 'Good Will Hunting', but admitted the sequel relies on Ben and Damon reprising their roles as the fallen angels.Kevin said: “I have been able to hold that over both their heads for 25 f****** years,...

Director Kevin Smith confirmed plans for a sequel to his 1999 religious comedy “Dogma” at the 2016 Vulture Festival. Original stars Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are expected to return in significant parts.

Smith directly addressed potential fan skepticism, noting that some may hesitate to revisit the cult favorite. “Some people will say, ‘Don’t f—ing touch it. “You’ll ruin it,” Smith warned. “And I’m here to tell you: I will.”

The project follows a meaningful step in which the film’s long-standing rights concerns were resolved. Previously owned by Harvey and Bob Weinstein, the rights have been purchased by an undisclosed business. This accomplishment paves the way for a sequel, a 25th anniversary theatrical re-release, and a new 4K home media edition.

Smith expressed confidence in Affleck and Damon’s roles, promising more than a cameo. “The only way we get a ‘Dogma’ sequel made is if they’re there,...

Kevin Smith is working on a sequel to Dogma 25 years after its original release, and he expects Ben Affleck and Matt Damon to make at least cameo appearances.

During his “Dogma Confessional” at Vulture Festival, Smith shared his excitement about the project, joking about potential backlash:

Some people will say, ‘Don’t mess with it—you’ll ruin it.’ And I probably will. But I’m thrilled because I’ve found a way to make it happen.”

Smith is confident that Affleck and Damon will return as fallen angels Bartleby and Loki. He humorously added that after helping them with Good Will Hunting in 1997, they owe him.

The panel marked Dogma’s 25th anniversary, reflecting on the original film’s story about two angels trying to find a loophole to get back into heaven. The 1999 movie starred Linda Fiorentino, Salma Hayek, Alan Rickman, Chris Rock, Jason Lee, and Alanis Morissette,...

After 25 years, Kevin Smith is reconnecting with the man upstairs for the unholiest of sequels.

During his Dogma Confessional on Sunday at Vulture Festival, the View Askewniverse creator revealed that he’s working on a sequel to the 1999 film, and he expects Ben Affleck and Matt Damon to return for cameos at least.

“Some people will be like, ‘Don’t f—ing touch it. You’ll ruin it,'” said Smith. “And I’m here to tell you: I will. I’m f—ing tickled. I found a way in.”

He sounded confident that Affleck and Damon would reprise their roles as fallen angels Bartleby and Loki. After Smith helped save the pair’s 1997 film Good Will Hunting, without so much as a thank you in their Golden Globes and Oscars speeches, they owe him.

“I have been able to hold that over both their heads for 25 f—ing years,...

Nerdly’s interviewer extraordinaire fills a bucket list dream by sitting down and chatting with one of his all-time favourite directors Kevin Smith about his new flick The 4:30 Movie – a love letter to the glory days of the cinema.

Kevin Smith is an American director, producer, writer, and actor. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy buddy film Clerks (1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted in as the character Silent Bob of stoner duo Jay and Silent Bob, characters who also appeared in Smith’s later films Mallrats (1995), Chasing Amy (1997), Dogma (1999), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), Clerks II (2006), Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019), and Clerks III (2022) which are set primarily in his home state of New Jersey. While not strictly sequential, the films have crossover plot elements, character references, and a shared canon known as the “View Askewniverse”, named after Smith’s production company View Askew Productions,...

Mike Flanagan and David Dastmalchian are both prominent figures in the horror world, so it’s somewhat surprising that their first collaboration came not on a horror project, but on Flanagan’s upcoming movie The Life of Chuck – which, despite being a Stephen King adaptation, is a drama. Today, Deadline has announced that Flanagan and Dastmalchian are set to work together again… and this time the project is a horror film. Flanagan will be producing Epilogue, which Dastmalchian will star in alongside Flanagan’s wife and frequent collaborator Kate Siegel. Michael Fimognari, who worked as cinematographer on most of Flanagan’s work and directed episodes of The Midnight Club and The Fall of the House of Usher (not to mention the films To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You and To All the Boys: Always and Forever), will be directing, working from a screenplay by Luke Barnett and Tanner Thomason.

As the controversial Kevin Smith movie celebrates its 25th anniversary, Dogma is getting a re-release.

The View Askewniverse director revealed that his 1999 religious satire is returning to theaters and getting a new home release after another company purchased the distribution rights from Miramax.

“The movie’s been bought away from the guy that had it for years and whatnot,” he said on That Hashtag Show. “The company that bought it, we met with them a couple months ago. They were like, ‘Would you be interested in re-releasing it and touring it like you do with your movies?’ I said, ‘100 percent, are you kidding me? Touring a movie that I know people like, and it’s sentimental and nostalgic? We’ll clean up.'”

Smith continued, “Right now, 2024 is our 25th anniversary, this year. November is when we came out. So, I think 2025 it looks like is when the movement’s going to happen there.

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Kevin Smith has been at an interesting point in his career post-heart attack. He's been revisiting the past with films like "Jay and Silent Bob Reboot" and "Clerks III" while also pressing forward into originals once again with his most recent film, "The 4:30 Movie," which has been met with decent reviews thus far. Now though, it seems Smith gets to reclaim a bright (yet controversial) part of his past in the form of 1999's "Dogma." The rights to the film have been wrangled away from Harvey Weinstein, with Smith recently revealing that he and the new owner have big plans beginning next year.

In a recent interview with That Hashtag Show, Smith was promoting "The 4:30 Movie," which is available now on VOD. However, the filmmaker was asked about the status of "Dogma," as it has been largely unavailable for years,...

The 4:30 Movie writer-director Kevin Smith is well aware that filmmakers are in a self-reflective phase, especially after the wake-up call that was the recent global pandemic. In the past few years alone, Kenneth Branagh (Belfast) and James Gray (Armageddon Time) have made period dramas based on their childhoods, but most notably, Steven Spielberg put out The Fabelmans in 2022, detailing how his parents’ divorce intersected with his budding filmmaking prowess. Smith’s 16th feature about his four first loves — his neighborhood movie theater, his adolescent crush and his two best friends — is already being compared to Spielberg’s most recent Oscar-nominated film.

“A lot of nice people online have been saying that [The 4:30 Movie] is kind of like The Fabelmans, and I was like, ‘Oh, that’s sweet.’ And then The New York Times was like, ‘Yeah, it’s kind of like The Fabelmans if the kid grows up to make terrible movies,...

Acclaimed filmmaker Kevin Smith breaks down how a bit part in Scream 3 led him to make Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.

Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Smith went over every single movie that he has been a part of, including Scream 3 which, unbeknownst to him at the time, would become one of the biggest moments of his entire career. "So, we were asked by the folks at Miramax, 'Hey man, do you want to pop up in the next Scream movie as Jay and Silent Bob?' And they were like, 'Wes is into it,' meaning Craven," Smith recalled. "And you've got to remember most of the movies I made, all the movies I made, none of them were on a lot. So as we walked around the sound stages I was like, 'This would be f---ing dope man - make a whole movie like on a sound stage.

Kevin Smith has been dipping back into his View Askewniverse in recent years with the sequels Jay and Silent Bob Reboot and Clerks III, and has hinted at wanting to revisit another one of his beloved films, Mallrats, for its own sequel. With his latest film, The 4:30 Movie, now playing in theaters, Smith addresses the likelihood of a Mallrats sequel and what it would take for it to finally get off the ground.

In an interview with Deadline promoting The 4:30 Movie, Smith was asked what the status of Mallrats 2 was, as the director has publicly advocated making a sequel for many years now. Smith would explain that the recent passing of Mallrats star, Shannen Doherty, understandably put a hold on meaningfully pursuing a sequel for the time being.

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Smith previously promised that the movie's plot contains elements that fans won't expect.

Thirty years ago, Kevin Smith burst into the world of independent filmmaking in a blaze of glorious serendipity that nobody could replicate if they tried. Self-financed for less than $30,000 and shot entirely in the convenience store where he worked, the original “Clerks” was an electrifying mix of slacker wit and utter absurdism at a time when putting pop culture-obsessed male mediocrity on the big screen felt like a genuinely novel concept. Even after double digit viewings, the film still feels like a pitch-perfect punk rock farce that can make even the most discerning cinephile laugh out loud more than it has any right to.

None of Smith’s subsequent work caught that kind of lightning in a bottle, but quite a few of his early films were close enough to the original high to be watchable. “Mallrats” is a passable ’90s comedy, “Chasing Amy” is a clever character study anchored...

Once an indie underdog, Kevin Smith has, in middle age, devoted himself to making what critics and fans alike might characterize as glorified, self-referential home movies, cast with friends and family members and filled with callbacks, in-jokes, and the same familiar anxieties about friendship, romance, and growing up. This is not an original observation.

Kevin Smith will always hold a special place in my heart as one of the filmmakers who defined my formative years in cinema. "Clerks," "Mallrats," "Chasing Amy," "Dogma," and even the silly "Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back" were packed full of hilarious yet immature laughs and pop culture references that tickled my funny bone and my geek gland. But ever since he tried to make his own Judd Apatow movie with "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," which made him feel like he ruined Seth Rogen's career at the time, he's struggled to re-capture the comedic voice that once defined him.

"Jay & Silent Bob Reboot" was a clumsy return to Kevin Smith's stoner slacker duo, and while "Clerks III" had a meaningful emotional core inspired by the filmmaker's real life brush with death and a meta narrative about the beginning of his film career, the movie ultimately...

Clerks and Mallrats director Kevin Smith makes his most personal film yet with The 4:30 Movie. Here’s the trailer.

Update: Altitude films have now confirmed that The 4:30 Movie, the latest from director Kevin Smith, is heading to UK cinemas for a limited release on 13th September. The cinema release will be followed by a digital release on Altitude.film and other digital retailers from 21st October.

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30th July, 2024: Just as Steven Spielberg mined his film obsessed childhood for The Fabelmens, so Clerks and Mallrats director Kevin Smith will take a nostalgic look back at his teenage years in The 4:30 Movie.

The synopsis reads as follows:

Writer-director Kevin Smith presents his most personal film to date with this coming-of-age story — set in the summer of 1986 — that follows three sixteen-year-old friends, who spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local cineplex. When one of...

Kevin Smith is working on a third movie featuring Jay and Silent Bob. The indie filmmaker, who stars as the silent half of the titular duo opposite Jason Mewes, recently revealed the film's title and plot after months of dropping hints about the project.

The new film will be called Jay and Silent Bob: Store Wars. The title spoofs Star Wars much like the first movie starring the duo, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, released in 2001. Per ComicBook, the story will follow Jay and Bob as they operate a marijuana dispensary from an old Rst Video storefront. When a competing dispensary opens in a different part of town, things start to get ugly.

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Mallrats helmer Kevin Smith addresses the loss of his longtime friend Shannen Doherty.

Smith previously talked about the movie on his Fatman...

Snoochie Boochies! While Kevin Smith announced last year that a third Jay and Silent Bob movie would be hitting screens, he provided some more details on the threequel this weekend, telling his audience at the San Diego Comic-Con that the movie will officially be titled Store Wars.

While little was revealed, Smith did say that the next movie will find Jay and Silent Bob opening a weed dispensary — presumably in Smith’s home state of New Jersey — and finding some stiff competition with a rival joint.

For the die-hard fans of the View Askewniverse, the confirmation of a third Jay and Silent Bob outing will be just what they need. Personally, I think the way 2019’s Jay and Silent Bob Reboot ended was a fitting farewell to the characters, showing a perfect mixture of maturity with Jay’s parenthood and some-things-never-change mentality with old school hijinks, leading directly back to...

Kevin Smith has stayed busy in recent years, from releasing the long-awaited "Clerks III" in 2022 to his upcoming '80s-set "The 4:30 Movie." This is to say nothing of the movie theater he co-owns in New Jersey, his several podcasts, live shows, and working on "Masters of the Universe" for Netflix. The man isn't slowing down 30 years into his career, to be certain. Now, he's gearing up for a third "Jay and Silent Bob" movie, one that will pick up in the aftermath of 2019's "Jay and Silent Bob Reboot." While much remains mysterious, it appears as though Smith might be returning to the horror genre for this one.

The director recently took to Instagram to share a sneak peek at the upcoming flick in the form of a prop called The NecroBobicon. This is a riff on The Necronomicon, which has been featured in the "Evil Dead" franchise since...

The dynamic duo of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are teaming back up to co-star in another movie together. This time, they'll be featured in a new crime thriller.

Per Deadline, Damon and Affleck are attached to star in a new thriller called Rip. Written and directed by Joe Carnahan, Rip will be produced by Artists Equity, Damon and Affleck's company. The project is planned to start filming by the fall. It follows Artists Equity's first movie, 2023's Air, which also featured both Damon and Affleck. Given the talent involved, the project is said to be sparking a lot of interest for a potential release in both theaters and on streaming services, and it's not expected to have much trouble with soon landing a distributor.

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20th Century Fox's Daredevil movie, starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, is heading to Disney...

Tubi, Fox’s free streaming service, has announced its list of May titles. The May 2024 slate features new Tubi Originals as well as numerous action, art house, Black cinema, comedy, documentary, drama, horror, kids and family, romance, sci-fi and fantasy, thriller, and Western titles.

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Kevin Smith’s new film, The 4:30 Movie, has been shot and has now been snapped up for distribution worldwide: more here.

Rest is not on the agenda for Kevin Smith, who in recent times has invested in the cinema he frequented when he was younger, rebranding it The Smodcastle Cinemas. He co-owns the site, and also shot a film there by the name of The 4:30 Movie.

Starring Austin Zajur, Nicholas Cirillo and Reed Northrup, The 4:30 Movie is described as a 1986-set comedy of age comedy, centred on three 16-year old chums who sneak into the movies every Saturday. What’s this, though? One of them, one day, invites a girl? Honestly. Tsk. Etc. She’s played by Siena Agudong, and also in the cast are Justin Long, Harley Quinn Smith, Keon Jeong and Jason Lee.

Kevin Smith has, of course, in recent times been successfully making low budget films on his terms,...

The Girls on the Bus mirrors real-life politics, revolving around female journalists on the campaign trail for a candidate who will hopefully become the first female president. The talented ensemble cast brings authenticity to the characters, including Melissa Benoist as an optimistic young journalist seeking redemption. Viewers can expect drama with Grace, Lola, Kimberlyn, Sadie, Loafers, Felicity, and other striking supporting characters.

The Girls on the Bus is a new Max original series that follows a group of female journalists on the campaign trail that will hopefully end in the election of the first female president. The political drama series was inspired by Amy Chozick’s 2018 memoir Chasing Hillary, which told the story of her time on Hillary Clinton’s bus during her 2008 and 2016 presidential campaigns. Chozick created the show along with The Vampire Diaries co-creator Julie Plec. Other experienced executive producers working on Girls on the Bus include Greg Berlanti...

There was a time when Kevin Smith was regarded as being one of the definitive filmmakers of Generation X. His feature directing debut on the shoestring-budgeted 1994 indie hit "Clerks" suggested Smith not only had a firm understanding of the slacker mentality that afflicted so many people in his age bracket, but he was also shrewd enough to be critical of it. The film centers on disgruntled Quick Stop Groceries clerk Dante Hicks (Brian O'Halloran) and those in his immediate vicinity, including his equally-cynical, unmotivated best friend Randal Graves (Jeff Anderson) and the off-beat drug dealers that loiter outside the store: loud-mouthed horny miscreant Jay (Jason Mewes) and his reserved yet secretly wise companion Silent Bob (Smith). As colorful as these characters were, they also felt like real people you could imagine Smith knew growing up on his home turf of New Jersey.

At first, Smith retained this acerbic wit and...

Kevin Smith reveals that he is nearly finished with the first draft of Jay and Silent Bob 3, set in the Central Jersey legal weed business. He is almost finished with the first draft of the movie. Smith also reveals that, unlike previous films in the franchise, nobody dies in Jay and Silent Bob 3.

Details from Jay and Silent Bob 3 have been revealed by writer-director Kevin Smith. The upcoming movie will be the third in a trilogy featuring the iconic duo Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Smith), which began with 2001's Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, a movie that was later followed by 2019's Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. The characters, who are a pair of slacker pot dealers, originated in Kevin Smith's debut feature Clerks, which followed the workers at a New Jersey store named Quick Stop Groceries.

On Instagram, Kevin Smith shared a post celebrating the 30th anniversary of Clerks.

Kevin Smith is writing Jay and Silent Bob 3 after being inspired by the 30th anniversary of Clerks and a conversation with Jason Mewes. Jason Mewes didn't want to wait 10 years for a sequel, so Smith started writing the movie sooner than planned. Smith wants to bring something unexpected to the audience and is using the writing process as an exercise to sharpen his comedic skills.

Director Kevin Smith has offered a further update on the development of a third movie in the Jay and Silent Bob franchise. During the latest episode of Smith’s podcast Fatman Beyond, the filmmaker said that he will celebrate the 30th anniversary of Clerks, which, of course, introduced Jay and Silent Bob to audiences, throughout next year, revealing that the milestone birthday and a conversation with actor Jason Mewes first got him thinking about Jay and Silent Bob 3.

"I didn't think I would do it for a long time,...

Snoogins! Kevin Smith says he’s bringing Jay and Silent Bob back for another movie! Do you know what that means? More stoner absurdity, crude humor, and convenience store loitering! Let’s go!

“Right now as we speak, I’m writing another Jay and Silent Bob movie,” Smith told PopCulture.com. The 53-year-old Swiss army knife of cinematic talent says he lost a bet to his friend and co-star Jason Mewes, and now the dynamic duo is poised to roll more blunts, drink beers, and groove to Morris Day and the Time! “For me and Jay, we always kind of have fun doing those and stuff, so I lost a bet with him. And so I’m writing another Jay and Bob movie,” said Smith.

PopCulture.com caught up with Smith at L.A. Comic Con, where the filmmaker moderated a panel called The Art of Hope: Cancer and Comics,...

Writer and director Kevin Smith is working on a new Jay and Silent Bob movie with star Jason Mews. Jay and Silent Bob have appeared in every movie in Smith's View Askewniverse franchise. Jay and Silent Bob 3 may continue the Hollywood satire that the previous movies in the franchise have embraced.

Writer and director Kevin Smith has revealed that he is now working on a new Jay and Silent Bob movie alongside star Jason Mews. Speaking recently with PopCulture.com, Smith said that he is writing a new movie in the franchise, which will no doubt see the pair of beloved stoners getting up to all manner of mischief once again in Jay and Silent Bob 3.

"Right now as we speak, I'm writing another Jay and Silent Bob movie. For me and [Jason Mewes], we always kind of have fun doing those and stuff, so I lost a bet with him.

Four years after the characters headlined Jay & Silent Bob: Reboot, Kevin Smith is plotting the next chapter for the stoner duo.

Filmmaker Kevin Smith has revealed that he’s working on another film featuring the characters Jay & Silent Bob, the latter of which he also plays onscreen.

The two lovable stoners have featured in Smith’s films ever since the director made his filmmaking debut with Clerks in 1994. The duo’s most recent headlining film came four years ago in the form of Jay & Silent Bob: Reboot.

He did a podcast special with us about that very film, here.

Smith has made a habit in recent years of returning to his stable of ‘View Askewniverse’ characters.

Randall and Dante, the lead characters from Clerks made a trilogy-capping appearance in Clerks III in 2022 whilst Smith has also reportedly written a sequel to 1997’s Mallrats. That project, tentatively titled Twilight Of the Mallrats...

"Tusk" was a theatrical experience that I will never forget. The trailer did not give much away, and it was difficult to tell whether Kevin Smith was aiming for parody or serious horror. Was this really about someone being held captive by a seaman with an affinity for walruses? The idea for "Tusk" began with a SModcast episode where Smith and his friend/producer Scott Mosier poked fun at a classified advertisement made by a homeowner who offered free lodging to someone if they dressed as a walrus for two hours a day. The strange, real-life story inspired a brainstorming session about how they might bring the story to life on film.

"I could have easily just been like, 'Oh, that was a stupid stoner idea that I won't follow through on,' but, I don't know, there seemed to be a lot of nobility in taking a stoner idea...

Kane is an action thriller directed by Blair Moore, featuring a cast including Jeremy Lindsay, Jake Ryan, and Clayton Watson, known for his role in The Matrix Reloaded. The film explores the story of Benny, caught in a gang war between a crime boss named Abe and a rival leader named Frankie, as he questions his loyalty and potential betrayal. Kane delves into themes of identity, loyalty, and betrayal, with Benny being the character most likely to embody the film's message. The trailer suggests a fast-paced and thrilling ride.

The upcoming action thriller Kane is the latest project by Saban Films, the company behind movies like Nandor Fodor & The Talking Mongoose, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, and Guns Akimbo. It’s the feature film directorial debut of Blair Moore, who began his career in entertainment as a promoter for Muay Thai boxing before branching into other avenues. Moore’s practiced eye for visceral action,...

Chris Jericho is planning his own superhero movie after growing tired of other comic book films.The WWE legend - who is now working for rival coming All Elite Wrestling (Aew) - debuted his new deranged and violent Painmaker persona in 2019 and he is hoping to bring the inspiration serial killer inspired character to the big screen.He told Et Canada: " tried to create a whole backstory for it to where we have a we have a Painmaker graphic novel where the Painmaker is now an intergalactic serial killer who has reformed his evil ways and now searches the galaxy to hunt down and arrest or kill other serial killers.“But he still has the urge to kill innocent people, and he has to give in to those urges from time to time. So he’s very flawed."And I thought, why don’t we start doing a universe of...

Chris Jericho is planning his own superhero movie after growing tired of other comic book films.The WWE legend - who is now working for rival coming All Elite Wrestling (Aew) - debuted his new deranged and violent Painmaker persona in 2019 and he is hoping to bring the inspiration serial killer inspired character to the big screen.He told Et Canada: " tried to create a whole backstory for it to where we have a we have a Painmaker graphic novel where the Painmaker is now an intergalactic serial killer who has reformed his evil ways and now searches the galaxy to hunt down and arrest or kill other serial killers.“But he still has the urge to kill innocent people, and he has to give in to those urges from time to time. So he’s very flawed."And I thought, why don’t we start doing a universe of...

There’s no denying the star power of the creatives at hand, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck: two juggernauts of the industry with plenty of Hollywood blockbusters under their respective belts. And on top of their commercial successes, both creatives have seen endless praise from critics since bursting onto the scene of acclaim near the end of the 1990s. And Good Will Hunting (1997) is perhaps the best of their careers, regardless of decade.

This is an iconic on-screen duo, with this going down as the best film of their many collaborations. Damon and Affleck star as Will and Chuckie, respectively, two blue-collar workers living in Southie. The titular protagonist Will drives the plot as a mathematical genius who struggles to realize his full potential while in tandem dealing with anger issues.

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Every Matt Damon and Ben Affleck movie is wildly different from the last, but they're always endlessly entertaining. The two actors are a couple of the biggest movie stars in the world, but they also happen to be life-long best friends who owe each other's prolific careers to what they've managed to accomplish together, especially in their early years. While Affleck and Damon achieved great success individually, their names will forever be synonymous with each other, considering their impeccable on-screen chemistry and the acclaimed projects they've also either written, directed, or produced together.

Most of the films Affleck and Damon collaborated on have been major successes, both critically and commercially, and have gone on to be some of the most iconic and recognizable films in recent history. Together, the two have won Academy Awards, and following Air, they might need to make space on their mantels for even more statuettes come award season.

The Netflix original series Fubar features a star-studded cast led by 1980s action icon Arnold Schwarzenegger in a comedic role. The action comedy show is created by Nick Santora and follows a father and daughter who discover that they are both undercover CIA agents, which complicates their relationship and their dangerous mission. The series continues Netflix's long line of high-profile original content, and the cast alone helps to elevate it above the usual streaming fare. Besides the show's star Schwarzenegger, the rest of the cast of Fubar represents a diverse mix of veteran actors and newcomers.

Though Fubar presents an intriguing premise and promises to be an exciting and hilarious experience on its own, it is also notable because it marks the first time that Schwarzenegger has played a major role on TV. The multi-decade Hollywood veteran was one of the biggest box office draws of his day, and he...

The 1997 film Chasing Amy is the center of a new documentary, Chasing Chasing Amy. The original film, which was helmed by wirter/director Kevin Smith, stars Ben Affleck as Holden McNeil and Jason Lee as his best friend Banky Edwards. When Holden falls in love with a woman named Alyssa Jones (Joey Lauren Adams) who is a lesbian, a complicated story begins that involves a great deal of sexual fluidity.

Entertainment Weekly shared the trailer for the upcoming documentary Chasing Chasing Amy exclusively on their website. The documentary, which will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 8, features interviews with Smith, Adams, and Lee among others, breaking down the history and legacy of the film. However, the documentary also tells the story of its own director Sav Rodgers, and the way Chasing Amy shaped and continues to shape his life and his identity as a queer person.

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Evidently, audiences want to see the William Shatner documentary “You Can Call Me Bill” so badly that a good chunk of them were willing to pay for it to be made in the first place.

“You Can Call Me Bill” premieres Thursday at SXSW, with Shatner himself set for a keynote conversation at the festival alongside the doc’s debut. But the film came about through an equity crowdfunding experiment by the film’s producers, Legion M. The production company’s principals Paul Scanlan and Jeff Annison tell IndieWire that “You Can Call Me Bill” managed to raise over $750,000 in a span of just four days. That number easily surpassed the film’s lean budget and has fueled its appearance and promotion at SXSW this week.

While crowdfunding itself is nothing new, the fundraising on “You Can Call Me Bill” is not a Kickstarter or a donation; it’s an investment,...

Mattel, Inc. (Nasdaq: Mat) announced today that Melissa Benoist (HBO Max’s upcoming Girls on the Bus) joins the voice cast of the acclaimed He-Man adaptation, Masters of the Universe: Revolution, as the heroine, Teela. Fresh off her run as the titular superhero Kara Danvers/Kara Zor-El in the hit CW show Supergirl, Benoist joins Revolution’s all-star cast which includes Chris Wood as He-Man, Emmy nominee Mark Hamill as Skeletor, and William Shatner in a still-to-be announced role. Just in time for International Women’s Day, today’s news marks Benoist’s third collaboration with Kevin Smith, having previously appeared in the films Jay and Silent Bob Reboot and Clerks III. Benoist’s role as Teela will mark her second time working with husband Chris Wood, who appeared in the earlier seasons of Supergirl as Mon-El. “I jumped at the opportunity to work alongside my friend, Kevin Smith and...

Masters of the Universe: Revolution has recast the heroine Teela with the star of The CW's Supergirl. The upcoming Netflix animated series is being billed as a continuation of Kevin Smith's Masters of the Universe: Revelation. That series, which premiered in 2021, provided a new sequel timeline to the iconic 1980s series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, bringing back many fan favorite characters. This includes the strapping He-Man (Chris Wood), the insidious Skeletor (Mark Hamill), and He-Man's daring protector Teela (Sarah Michelle Gellar).

Now, Mattel announces that a new actor will be stepping into the role of Teela in Masters of the Universe: Revolution. The role will be taken over by Melissa Benoist, who is best known for playing the titular Kryptonian heroine in the Arrowverse series Supergirl. Benoist is the latest actor to join the series after the legendary William Shatner, who is playing a currently undisclosed role.

Melissa Benoist is going from DC Comics to the land of Eternia. The "Supergirl" star has officially joined the cast of the upcoming "Masters of the Universe: Revolution," which is currently in the works at Netflix. Benoist will be voicing Teela, as announced by Mattel in a press release. She joins a stacked cast that is led by Chris Wood as He-Man and "Star Wars" icon Mark Hamill as Skeletor, as well as "Star Trek" legend William Shatner, whose role has yet to be announced.

This marks Benoist's third collaboration with Kevin Smith, who executive produces the series. It serves as a follow-up to 2021's "Masters of the Universe: Revelation," which itself was a continuation of the original "He-Man" series from the '80s. Benoist previously appeared in "Jay and Silent Bob Reboot" as well as "Clerks III." Smith also directed several episodes of "Supergirl." Benoist had this to say...

“Supergirl” star Melissa Benoist has joined the voice cast of Netflix’s He-Man adaptation, “Masters of the Universe: Revolution” as heroine Teela, Mattel said Wednesday. The animated series will debut on the streamer in 2024.

The All-Star cast includes Benoist’s husband Chris Wood as the mighty He-Man, Mark Hamill as villainous Skeletor, and William Shatner in a yet-to-be announced role.

“I jumped at the opportunity to work alongside my friend, Kevin Smith and join the ‘Revolution’ family as another bold and fearless heroine,” Benoist said. “I look forward to sharing the next evolution of Teela’s story with fans.”

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Set as the follow-up to 2021’s “Revelation,” “Revolution” finds Teela, He-Man and the rest of the Masters as they struggle to save Eternia from the tangles of darkness. The character was voiced in “Revelation” by “Buffy the Vampire Slayer...

Lionsgate is by no means the biggest studio in Hollywood. The house of the "John Wick," "Saw" and "Hunger Games" franchises is what is known in the industry is a mini-major, meaning it's not as big as Disney or Warner Bros., but not as small as Neon or STX. It's somewhere in the middle. Be that as it may, as the industry continues to emerge from the pandemic, Lionsgate is putting together a winning strategy, as evidenced by the company's most recent quarterly earnings report. In short, it's because they're not playing the same, big streaming game that everyone else is playing.

For the company's third quarter of its current fiscal year, revenue hit 1 billion, absolutely smashing Wall Street expectations. Part of that has to do with Starz, which Lionsgate owns (we'll get to that), but what's most interesting is what wasn't on the sheet driving that revenue. For one,...

Exclusive: Prolific character actor David Dastmalchian has today announced the launch of his genre-focused production company, Good Fiend Films, which will look to produce character-driven projects across horror, sci-fi and fantasy for film, television, audio and publishing.

Dastmalchian, who has recently been seen in such blockbusters as Dune and The Suicide Squad, envisions his shingle as a home for stories about complex characters from all walks of life. Good Fiend Films will aim to generate nostalgic, entertaining content that captivates audiences while reminding them they’re not alone in this scary world.

First up on the docket for the company is the horror Late Night with the Devil, starring Dastmalchian as the 1970s late-night talk show host Jack Delroy, on which both the actor and his company hold contributing production credits. The film from writer-directors Colin and Cameron Cairnes, Image Nation Abu Dhabi and Spooky Pictures will make its world premiere at SXSW in March.

After years of starts and stops, Mallrats 2 has gotten a very exciting update from Kevin Smith. The 1995 comedy acted as the second installment in Smith's interconnected View Askewniverse and centered on Brodie and T.S., two comic book fans and stalwarts recovering from being broken up by their girlfriends by heading to the mall and indulging in the chaos going around there. Despite failing at the box office, Mallrats has gone on to be considered a cult classic, as is the case with many of Smith's films, and has seen the filmmaker not only bring back multiple characters in subsequent View Askewniverse entries, but also explore the possibility of a direct follow-up, which may be closer than ever to happening.

In the latest episode of his Fat Man Beyond podcast, Kevin Smith offered some insight for what he has in development for 2023. Though expressing his excitement at writing a number of projects,...

Fresh off of his well-received return to the View Askewniverse, Kevin Smith has given a promising update on his next five movies, confirming his ongoing relationship with Lionsgate. Smith rose to stardom in the filmmaking world with the creation of his interconnected universe of New Jersey-set stories, kicking off with his feature debut Clerks and continuing with Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back and Clerks II. After taking some time off to helm other projects, including Zack and Miri Make a Porno and Tusk, Smith would return to the View Askewniverse with Jay and Silent Bob Reboot and the recently released Clerks III, both of which were driven by his near-fatal heart attack.

While appearing at the latest GalaxyCon (via YouTuber Movie Miguel), Kevin Smith shared some insight on what comes next for his career. The indie filmmaker offered a promising update on his next five movies,...

The killer moose movie Moose Jaws has been brewing in the mind of Kevin Smith for several years now. The project, which has always been described as simply “Jaws with a moose“, was meant to wrap up Smith’s True North Trilogy, which began with Tusk and continued with Yoga Hosers… but for some reason, it has proven to be more difficult to get Moose Jaws into production than its predecessors. The Moose Jaws problem may have been solved, as during a recent convention appearance Smith gave a positive update on the long-awaited horror film.

Speaking at GalaxyCon in Columbus, Ohio, Smith revealed that Moose Jaws is expected to be one of the next five movies he makes and will be a continuation of the working relationship he has established with Lionsgate. As he explained, “(Moose Jaws) is a movie I’ve been threatening to make for a long time,...