cinematical.com - 5/9/2008
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It sounds like a prank. We would all like it to be one. But it seems to be legit. The story comes from Screen Daily , who reports that S. Darko is being shopped around, with Fox already picking up the North American distribution rights. Touted as the sequel to the 2001 cult hit, the story picks up seven years after Donnie Darko left off. The youngest Darko, Samantha, is now 18 and abandoning ...
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Happy April Fool's Day!
my new plaid pants —
... I mean... I refuse to take this as a legitimate story. REFUSE. I found this link via Cinematical and they seem to be trusting the story, but I just... nope. Not gonna do it. Look away; nothing to see here. La la la... ...
Why Can't The Donnie Darko Sequel Be About Patrick Swayze? Or Smurfs?
Videogum —
... S. Darko, a sequel to the kinda good but overrated 2001 cult movie Donnie Darko starts filming next week, without the participation of original writer/director Richard Kelly. And fans are overreacting accordingly with a useless ...
Donnie Darko 2: Frank Goes Straight to DVD
AbsolutePunk.net - News —
... Hollywood hates you. Donnie Darko - the sequel? Oh no.
When Back to the Future Nostalgia Goes to Far
SpoutBlog —
... of the conflict between nostalgia (romance) and the true weight of history (responsibility) to come along since the dawn of the blockbuster era, it’s a no brainer that those of us who have seen it so many times that we could sing it like a song would look for new opportunities to wallow in our fandom. But somebody’s got to start imposing limits. Behold the following:
Exhibit A: That Donnie Darko sequel that everyone’s mad about? One of its stars indicated to MTV News (via Indie Eye) that it’s actually ...
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comingsoon.net 5/9/2008 — Screen Daily reports that UK-based sales company Velvet Octopus will be launching sales in Cannes for S. Darko , billed as the sequel to the 2001 cult hit Donnie Darko . Fox has already taken North American rights for the $10 million-budgeted film.
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rowthree.com 5/9/2008 — I generally try to avoid posting either news items or negativity but this one baffled me on several levels. It sounds like the same Hollywood story: Take what is a tight (well the original version, not the Director’s Cut) cult film with an ...
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screendaily.com 5/9/2008 — UK-based sales company Velvet Octopus will be launching sales in Cannes for S. Darko, billed as the sequel to the 2001 cult hit Donnie Darko . Fox has already taken North American rights. Daviegh Chase reprises her role as Donnie's younger sister. The ...
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