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, which is why they keep showing up in all the movies,” said Smith. “Expect a cameo from them — more than a f—ing cameo. The only way we get a Dogma sequel made is if they’re there.
So count on those guys being there.” Sunday’s panel marks the 25th anniversary of Dogma , which saw Affleck and Damon’s buddy angels traveling to New Jersey in search of a loophole that will get them back to heaven. The film also features Linda Fiorentino, Salma Hayek, Alan Rickman, Chris Rock, Jason Lee and Alanis Morissette, as well as Jason Mewes and Smith reprising their roles as as Jay and Silent Bob.
Dogma served as the fourth installment in Smith’s View As.