As we saw in the Comic-Con trailer for Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, Matt Damon is making his return to the View Askewniverse this year for the sequel to Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and as revealed by Kevin Smith, Damon is reprising one of his earlier roles.
No, it’s not Matt Damon / Will Hunting from Good Will Hunting 2: Hunting Season, but rather the fallen angel Loki from 1999’s Dogma.
“When we started Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, we reached out to Matt to see if he wanted to return to the scene of the crime,” writes Smith on Instagram. “When he confirmed, I started thinking about how to best use good Will Hunting and which role he could play. Then [Jennifer Schwalbach] suggested ‘Why don’t you use him as Loki?’ I scoffed like a hardcore Kevin Smith fan, replying ‘I can’t play with Loki. Loki died.’ Jen smiled and said ‘Well it’s a good thing you don’t know the writer, or else you might be able to change your idea.’ And just like that, my wife made the movie better.”
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The stoner icons who first hit the screen 25 years ago in CLERKS are back! When Jay and Silent Bob discover that Hollywood is rebooting an old movie based on them, the clueless duo embark on another cross-country mission to stop it all over again!
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot is set for release later this year and features a cast that includes Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Brian O’Halloran, Jason Lee, Shannon Elizabeth, Jennifer Schwalbach, and Jordan Monsanto, Chris Hemsworth, Melissa Benoist, Joe Manganiello, Justin Long, Craig Robinson, Frankie Shaw, David Dastmalchian, Chris Jericho, Harley Quinn Smith, Alice Wen, Treshelle Edmond, Ralph Garman, Aparna Brielle, Grant Gustin, Kate Micucci, Redman, Method Man, Jason Biggs, James Van Der Beek, Donnell Rawlings, Rovert Kirkman, Fred Armisen, Val Kilmer, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.
Originally published August 4, 2019. Updated August 5, 2019.
