May
9
Cannes Watch: Donnie Darko Sequel in Works
[Posted by Jeff Sneider]
UK-based sales company Velvet Octopus will be selling a sequel to Richard Kelly's 2001 cult hit Donnie Darko at next week's Cannes Film Festival.
Titled S. Darko, pic is set seven years after the original Jake Gyllenhaal-starrer and will follow Donnie's sister Samantha (Daveigh Chase) as she is plagued by bizarre visions while on a roadtrip to L.A. with her best friend Corey (Briana Evigan, star of Step Up 2: The Streets). Other cast members include Gossip Girl's Ed Westwick and War of the Worlds' Justin Chatwin. Although neither Jake nor sister Maggie Gyllenhaal will return, there is no word yet on Frank the Bunny.
Chris Fisher will direct the $10 million film, with which Kelly is not officially involved.
Fox has already snapped up North American rights to the sequel, which starts shooting May 18.
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Ughhh!
Posted by: William | May 10, 2008 at 05:48 AM
So necessary.
Posted by: Andrew | May 10, 2008 at 01:05 PM
whoever buys the film at cannes is going to have a legal mess on their hands. donnie darko was involved in a copyright infringement suit. www.therealdonniedarko dot com. glad it aint me!
Posted by: shannon | June 24, 2008 at 02:23 PM
I'm sorry they're doing a sequel without Richard kelly--that strikes me as a severe mistake. However, the suit...uh...it's not going to be a problem.
First of all, it was thrown out of court on March 19.
Second, the guy's website claims that he is the real Donnie Darko.
So...you traveled back in time, prevented a plane crash? (Oh yeah, he also claims Frank, the rabbit, is real, and is "in every one of us." I kid you not.)
Posted by: Greg | June 24, 2008 at 05:37 PM