Posted by Alferd Packer at spider-tp024.proxy.aol.com on October 28, 1999 at 07:11:42:
In Reply to: The casting, how so? posted by Racu Coby on October 28, 1999 at 00:58:10:
Originally, Affleck was gonna play Bartleby while Lee helmed Loki. Lee's schedule wouldn't permit the shooting, so Kevin gave good ol' Lee Azrael, and Damon said, and I quote, "I got tired of listening to Ben tell me how cool it was to work with his friend Kevin Smith." Actually, I think the situation was that Matt and Ben didn't see each other much anymore, and here was a project they could work on together with a good script. Damon jumped at the chance.
And as for having Rock lead...what part would he have played? Personally, I think the biggest star in the cast of Dogma is either Bud Cort or Alan Rickman.
- the Colorado Cannibal