Kevin Smith reveals who will play Alan Rickman's role in the long-gestating sequel to Dogma . Rickman played Metatron, who is the voice of God, in Smith's 1999 cult-classic comedy film. In 2016, Rickman passed away from pancreatic cancer at the age of 69.

While on the /Film Weekly podcast, Smith shared that if Dogma 2 gets made, he wants to write Helen Mirren as Metatron. He clarifies that it would not be the same Metatron from the original movie and would instead be the sequel's version of the character.

Smith acknowledges that Adam Driver looks like a younger and taller Rickman, which would seemingly make Driver the obvious choice. However, he explains that he met Mirren years ago, with Rickman at his side at the time, and describes her as "incredibly Alan-adjacent." Chec

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