Kevin Smith’s long-vanished religious satire Dogma is set for a nationwide theatrical return on June 5, backed by roughly 2,000 screens in the United States and Canada and accompanied by a recorded Q&A from the director’s recent roadshow tour.
The revival follows Smith’s 2024 deal to wrest the rights from the Weinstein catalog, ending two decades of home-video scarcity that had driven second-hand Blu-ray prices into three-figure territory.
In interviews over the past week, Smith said the rerelease model was inspired by Taylor Swift’s direct partnership with AMC Theatres for her Eras Tour concert film; he has negotiated a similar arrangement with Iconic Films and AMC, bypassing traditional studio middlemen. A collectible Buddy Christ popcorn bucket, still in the design phase, could join the promotion if the exhibitor signs off.
On the physical-media front, Smith confirmed that a “fat-ass Steelbook” 4K edition is in the works with an unnamed but “popular” boutique distributor, targeting a December street date and retaining the 1999 cut without alterations. The move answers years of fan petitions and follows a sold-out spring tour that included a Cannes marketplace screening and 20 U.S. cities.
Smith’s regained control also clears the way for new creative projects: he has outlined a potential sequel and hinted at streaming-series interest if financing aligns, noting that any follow-up would try to reunite the original ensemble led by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.
While reflecting on the film’s 25-year legacy, the filmmaker told Consequence that the only change he would now make is to address the Catholic Church abuse scandals that surfaced after Dogma was written, underscoring how the satire’s themes still resonate in 2025.
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Advance tickets for the anniversary screenings opened this week on the official website, while a Reddit AMA scheduled for June 6 promises further details on bonus features planned for the disc release. With distribution hurdles resolved and a fresh 4K master completed, Dogma is poised to reach a generation that has known it only through scarce DVDs—an outcome Smith calls “the real miracle” of the film’s silver-jubilee year.
