Alan Rickman and director Kevin Smith on the set of 'Dogma' (1999) Courtesy Everett Collection As Kevin Smith revisits one of his most controversial titles for a long-overdue sequel, the View Askewniverse creator has some ideas for new faces he’d like to cast. Following Dogma (1999) star Alan Rickman‘s death at age 69 in 2016, Smith recounted a “crossover moment” he experienced with the late actor, which gave him the idea of who should portray his angel character Metatron. “I want to write it for Helen Mirren.