 Kevin Smith (I) (qv) originally considered doing a "Fletch" film  in the late 90s. He met with star Chevy Chase (qv), and the  meeting did not go well. Unexpectedly, Smiths religious satire,  _Dogma (1999)_ (qv), came to occupy more of his time than even he  expected to the point where he had to abandon the "Fletch 3"  project.