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May 25th @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by JD, Kevin Sandberg, JD & Allentown Mike

  • Cinescape Online posted a very basic story with some Dogma info on distribution rumors:
What’s Up With ‘Dogma’?

Depending on who you hear it from, after its screening at Cannes, Dogma’s owners, Bob and Harvey Weinstein, either got some interested callers or none at all for the potentially controversial film by Kevin Smith.

According to Variety, MGM, Lions Gate and Artisan are all said to be interested in the film and have begun preliminary talks with the Weinstein brothers, the film’s owners. Furthermore, the trade reports that at least two more studios have asked to view the pic back in L.A.

Meanwhile, according to USA Today, as of Sunday night, the film had received no takers. The paper reports that “is few distributors are inclined to bail out Weinstein, a high-voltage competitor, and fewer still can strategize a way around the risks.”

Time will tell…

  • E! Entertainment Television is doing an hour long special on this year’s Cannes Film Festival this Sunday (May 30th) at 8:00pm EST. Hopefully we’ll catch a glimpse of some Dogma celebs and hear some talk of the film.
  • Remember that DareDevil trade paperback we talked about a while back? It’s not dead. Apparently, ALL 8 ISSUES will be part of a book that’s sure to be a HUGE seller as soon as it hits shelves. You’ll all want a copy, even if you’ve got the 8 single issues. Here’s details:
MARVEL TO COLLECT KEVIN SMITH’S DAREDEVIL IN SEPTEMBER! Just in case you missed a few of the critically acclaimed issues of filmmaker Kevin Smith’s run as writer on DAREDEVIL, you can be like DD and have no fear! Word has it that the House of Ideas is gathering issues #1 to #8 into a snazzy trade paperback for September release! And even if you do have all of the issues tucked away in mint condition, this 192-page volume is great for whipping out again and again to soak up the amazing art by Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti!

Count us in this September!

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ET & Access Hollywood Air Dogma Clip…

May 25th @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • A TON of you wrote in about the Entertainment Tonight piece (too much to even name above), as well as an additional, similar piece (complete with clip) that aired on Access Hollywood last night as well! Yes, we still missed it, but a couple of you kind souls are sending us tapes, so we’ll at least have some scans up for ya. Rumor has it that, of the 7 seconds clip that they chose to show, it is indeed the clip featuring our walk-on! What are the odds? Anyway, we’re looking forward to seeing the clip again ourselves. You can read all about our day on the set, by the way, in our Bearclaw Diary over at Dogma: RC. It chronicles the filming of the airport scene as well as an entire day as a film extra on the set. Thanks to everyone who saw the clip and wrote in, as well as in advance to the couple of you sending us tapes.

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