Assimilation (2023 film)

Assimilation is a 2023 action-adventure religious horror parody film directed and produced by Kevin Smith, and stars Linda Fiorentino, Ben Affleck, Billy West, J.K Simmons, Chris Rock, and Matt Damon, with Josh Brolin and Hugo Weaving. The film is a semi-unofficial remake of Smith's 1999 film, Dogma, with Smith getting approval from the Weinsteins to use it's cast, it also heavily references zombie films, as well as the 1992 film, Rock-a-Doodle (with zombie versions of Chanticleer and Edmond as minor antagonists), James Rolfe, the Angry Video Game Nerd, wrote and cameo'd in the movie. Filming took place between November 19th, 2020, and June 3rd, 2021. The film is scheduled to be released on December 15th, 2023, after being pushed up from it's Initial January 2024 released. The film also has a budget of $360 million, being one of the most expensive films ever made. The film was produced by Mars Movies, which was set up by Mars Incorporated, Universal, and Amblin Entertainment.

Cast

 * Linda Fiorentino as Bethany Sloane
 * Ben Affleck as Bartelby
 * Matt Damon as Loki
 * Billy West as Red Pants Candy (Credited as Red)
 * J.K Simmons as Yellow Pants Candy (Credited as Yellow)
 * Chris Rock as Rufus
 * Josh Brolin as Satan
 * Leslie Nielsen as the President
 * Peter Cullen as Bug-Out Paramount
 * Hugo Weaving as San-Doom Paramount
 * Gabriel Luna as Toad
 * Sam Riegel as Brain-Demise