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DONNIE DARKO GETS A SEQUEL
Published 5/9/2008 at FilmDrunk.com
... Simon Crowe of [the studio producing] added: "I think there is a new generation of cinema-goers who will be very excited to see this film. Donnie's not in [the new film] but there are meteorites and rabbits."  [ScreenDaily] ...

Donnie Darko Sequel in the Works (No, Seriously)
Published 5/9/2008 by Sean at Film Junk
donniedarkosequel.jpg It may sound like a cruel joke, but according to Screen Daily , it’s the truth. There’s a Donnie Darko sequel in the works, and a U.K. company called Velvet Octopus will reportedly be shopping around the rights at Cannes. The movie is apparently called S. Darko , and will focus on Donnie’s younger sister Samantha seven years later. Daviegh Chase has already signed on to reprise her role, and will be joined by Ed Westwick, Briana Evigan and Justin Chatwin. None of the other original cast members are expected to make an appearance. Now before you make any ...

Donnie Darko 2 In Cannes
Published 5/9/2008 by Karina Longworth at SpoutBlog
... Screen Daily reports that the sequel to Donnie Darko, which begins shooting on May 18, will be looking for international buyers in the Cannes Market. Wait, back up––there’s a sequel to Donnie Darko? Yeah, and Richard Kelly, who is quietly working on a mainstream horror film in the aftermath of Southland Tales, has nothing to do with it. S. Darko will focus on Donnie’s youngest sister, played as she was in the earlier film by Daviegh Chase, and will catch up with the character seven years after her brothers death, when she and a friend ...

More On-Set Drama for David O. Russell
Published 5/12/2008 at Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog
... to wind up on YouTube. [Deadline Hollywood Daily] Donnie Darko 2?: Though without Richard Kelly's participation, a sequel to Donnie Darko, S. Darko, will reportedly start shooting next week. Daveigh Chase, who played Donnie's youngest sister in the original, is the only cast member to return, although reportedly that enormous talking rabbit will be in it too. Expect no one to write a nerdy 5,000 word exegesis of this one. [Screen Daily] McSpaced Is Dead: The McG-produced version of ...