- It’s been predicted for a long time now, and it doesn’t surprise us in the slightest…This morning, indieWIRE announced that Lions Gate will indeed be officially coming forward this weekend as Dogma’s distibutor! This is excellent news for the film, as the studio has handled (and continues TO handle) some delicate projects, and many excellent films. We think that Lions Gate will be a natural fit, and hope they give Dogma the wide, highly publicized release that it deserves. Here’s indieWIRE’s blurb on the announcement, by the way:
indieWIRE has learned that this week Lions Gate Films will announce its acquisition of Kevin Smith’s new film, “Dogma.” Harvey and Bob Weinstein sold the “Dogma” rights to Lions Gate after personally buying them from Miramax in April, heading off a potential showdown with Disney surrounding the movie’s Catholic content. Lions Gate is planning to release the film on November 12th.
The piece goes on to summarize Kev’s post that you can find in our weekend update, as well as give News Askew another nice plug – Thanks, guys! Good job breaking the big story. We’ll certainly be following up with the official news when it arrives, probably today or tomorrow. Next steps: A teaser poster and that wonderful trailer!
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