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'Donnie Darko' Sequel Not Just a Bad Dream

If you're going to Cannes this month, be on the lookout for a script called S. Darko, which according to Screen Daily is billed as the sequel to the 2001 cult hit Donnie Darko. Yep, you too could grab the international distribution rights for the sequel. How exciting is that?

Well, it's decidedly less exciting when you learn that Richard Kelly, who wrote and directed the original, won't be involved. Or, perhaps, after Southland Tales, that's not such a bad thing.

So if Richard Kelly is out of the loop, obviously, there'll be no Jake Gyllenhaal. However, for this decreasingly intriguing sequel, Daviegh Chase will be back as Donnie's younger sister, Samantha, hence the S. Darko. Chase's best moment in film was without question as Samara, the creepy kid from The Ring.

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Posted on Friday, May 9, 2008 at 10:57AM by Registered CommenterColin Boyd in , , | CommentsPost a Comment