A Donnie Darko Sequel?
Okay, Transformers 2, that makes sense. Iron Man 2 does as well. But Donnie Darko 2?!?
For those who haven’t seen it, Donnie Darko is a strange little indie film, written and directed by newcomer Richard Kelly, and starring Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal. It was a mix of sci-fi and teen drama, about a teenager who is visited by a giant rabbit-creature who guides him out of his house before a jet crashes into it. It didn’t particularly do well in theatres, but it became quite the success story on DVD, making it a cult classic. And for some reason, the powers that be see fit to make a sequel.
Screen Daily reported that S. Darko is already in production. It follows Donnie’s younger sister, Samantha (played by Daviegh Chase in both films), 7 years after the events of the first film. On a road trip to LA she starts having bizarre visions.
It doesn’t help that the sequel is being directed by Chris Fisher, whose three films, Nightstalker, Dirty, and Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders, were neither critical nor commercial successes. In fact, they were quite the opposite.
Richard Kelly is reported to have no participation in the film, and I can understand why. Donnie Darko was a nice little self-enclosed film about coming to terms with one’s place in life, and death. It’s not the kind of film that warrents more. Indeed, Kelly went on to make a director’s cut of the film, which to me felt inferior to the original, adding unnecessary elements to the enigmatic tale. So in light of that, here’s a few other pointless sequels we’ree probably be hearing about shortly:
No Country for Hit Men- If you thought No Country for Old Men was about the omnipresence of violence in human society, as a force that is beyond our control or comprehension, think again. Sherrif Bell is back on the job, for one last case. Chigurrh is back, and this time Bell’s gonna settle the score.
There Will Be No More Blood- A moving melodrama about Daniel Plainview’s attempt to deal with his problems, and try to get through each day without killing someone.
Control 2: The Eternal- If you thought the biopic of Ian Curtis ended with his suicide, think again. Raised from the dead, Curtis infiltrates the seedy world of New Wave by posing as New Order’s roadie, in an attempt to save the world from drugs and hair-spray. The villain is played by Martin Kemp.
United 94- The terrorists are back. But this time, The Rock is ready for them….
LOL at Control 2, now if that ever happened, I’d shell out the money for that one!! haha
but yeah Donnie Darko 2?!!?! horrible idea.
Why do people feel the need to ruin a good thing!?
To make money, that’s why. Only the producers of this film don’t realise that sequels to cult films like this don’t really work, because the fanbase are loyal to the original.
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.
haha…The Rock…but shouldn’t it be Samuel L. Jackson?
man I saw this post and the link provided on another site and we’ve all been lied too. Theres a real donnie darko and a copyright infringement lawsuit. Now we know why richard kelly couldn’t explain the film and why he’s having nothing to do with the sequel. I read the site and it explains everything. it’ll blow your mind – LITERALLY!! we really were taken for a ride on this one. Now everything makes sense but im pissed I was lied to and everyone involved went along with it. If you haven’t checked it out the site is
http://www.therealdonniedarko.com
read it and weep!
“The Real Donnie Darko” is a real frakkin’ nutcase….
Did it ever occur to you that maybe your life is *supposed* to be insignificant..?
i though southland tales was fabulous and the rock awesome
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