I certainly didnt see this one coming but comingsoon.net says t is so. Here is more:
Donnie Darko Sequel Starts Filming May 18
Source: Screen Daily
May 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.
Chris Fisher, who previously made Nightstalker and Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders, will direct.
Daviegh Chase reprises her role as Donnie's younger sister. The cast for S. Darko also includes Ed Westwick (Son of Rambow, Gossip Girl), Briana Evigan (Step Up 2: The Streets) and Justin Chatwin (Dragonball).
The story picks up seven years after the first film when little sister Samantha Darko and her best friend Corey are now 18 and on a roadtrip to Los Angeles when they are plagued by bizarre visions.
Producers have spoken to Richard Kelly about the project but he is not involved in any official capacity at this stage.
The project starts shooting May 18.
Dr Mabuse
05-09-08, 11:17 AM
i can already smell the overwhelming stench of this...
TallGuyMe
05-09-08, 11:17 AM
uhh...
JackBurton
05-09-08, 11:18 AM
No thanks.
mcfly
05-09-08, 11:22 AM
Direct-to-DVD, anyone?
Yavin
05-09-08, 11:27 AM
That did come out of nowhere. I guess some suits have been trawling the $5 bin at Wal-Mart for new film ideas. No doubt "S. Darko" will see the new cast being chased through the woods by a crazed murderer dressed in a bunny costume.
Suprmallet
05-09-08, 11:33 AM
I thought this was going to be Richard Kelly trying to make himself bankable again after Southland Tales, which would have been bad enough, but this is just awful.
reubs82
05-09-08, 11:35 AM
I wonder if it will actually be a retelling of the Darko story like sequels to Cruel Intentions have been...this will be a "pass" from me.
notkevinbacon
05-09-08, 11:36 AM
I honestly don't know if it's better or worse that Richard Kelly isn't involved.
I will probably see this one day out of sick curiosity, but this certainly is a giant "WTF?" followed by a "Why?" The first one is not holding up so well for me after these few years... ...
Hmm, that chick from Step Up 2... I wonder if there is going to be some hardcore Sparkle Motion dancing?
KillerCannibal
05-09-08, 03:09 PM
Sounds like shit. Pass.
chris_sc77
05-09-08, 03:14 PM
a bit more info from /film.com
"Apparently the sequel is being made completely without the involvement of Richard Kelly. The press release reads:
“Producers have spoken to Richard Kelly about the project but he is not involved in any official capacity at this stage.”
But I’m guessing that this is just PR speak for Velvet Octopus probably called Richard Kelly, who explained he was not interested in being involved in a sequel. I just sent an email to someone I know over at Darko Entertainment, and they assured me that “Richard, Sean, and every ounce of Darko Entertainment are 150% NOT INVOLVED”. This can’t be good.
“Why do you wear that stupid Woman suit?”
The sequel follows Donnie’s younger sister, Samantha Darko, a role reprised by Daviegh Chase (of such direct to dvd classics as Beethoven’s 5th: Big Paw and the animated Stich! The Movie). The story picks up seven years after the first film and Donnie’s death when his now 18-year-old sister Samantha and her best friend Corey go on a roadtrip to Los Angeles, where along the way they are plagued by bizarre visions. And if that doesn’t sound bad enough, guess what they’re calling it? Donnie Darko 2? Nope. S. Darko! What? They couldn’t even call it Samantha Darko?
But they probably nabbed an unknown filmmaker who has an incredibly unique vision, and ability to think outside of the box. Someone who was discovered in the world of music videos or some other visual medium, right? They wouldn’t have hired a hack to direct the sequel, would they? They have. Chris Fisher, who previously made Nightstalker and Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders, will direct.
Producers told ScreenDaily that “Donnie’s not in [the new film] but there are meteorites and rabbits.” Oh, great. The budget is pegged around $10m, and production begins on May 18th. The supporting cast includes Ed Westwick (Son Of Rambow, Gossip Girl), Briana Evigan (Step Up 2) and Justin Chatwin (Dragon Ball). Fox has already nabbed the North American distribution rights. Avoid at all costs."
I actually dont know what to think about this news... I am certainly not against it as of yet since there seems to be very little info about the project so far. Odds are it'll suck but I suppoe their is a possibility there could be something worthwhile about this project.
Sean O'Hara
05-09-08, 03:20 PM
I don't know, there really isn't any room for a sequel. But Daveigh Chase is good at being creepy.
SomethingMore
05-09-08, 03:43 PM
This idea is worse than a Bollywood remake of Oldboy (http://www.cinematical.com/2005/12/01/oldboy-bollywood-style/) ...
William Fuld
05-09-08, 03:55 PM
I suppoe their is a possibility there could be something worthwhile about this project.
No.
RichC2
05-09-08, 04:01 PM
So wait, it gets twice the budget of the original despite the fact it'll likely go direct to video and only stars Daveigh Chase (who I like in The Ring and HBO's Big Love).
Just seems weird to me. Love the original, and think a sequel could have potential, but the odds of it being even decent are minimal.
kurupt
05-09-08, 04:57 PM
Probably a different script that reminded an exec of Darko, so they tweaked it to add the sister character and then retitled.
Jackskeleton
05-09-08, 07:52 PM
Ha ha ha haa, this is awful.
mndtrp
05-09-08, 08:20 PM
Looks good.
Oh, this isn't the Indiana Jones 4 thread.
Nevermind, this sounds bad.
An4h0ny
05-09-08, 08:23 PM
even Smurfette thinks this is a bad idea
PixyJunket
05-09-08, 08:28 PM
:lol: rotfl :lol: rotfl :lol: rotfl :lol:
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PopcornTreeCt
05-09-08, 08:54 PM
Being that Kelly isn't involved I have high hopes for it.
Drexl
05-10-08, 01:47 AM
I didn't even think the first one was good, so as you can imagine, I won't even bother with this.
I may give it (D. Darko) another chance someday though.
MasterofDVD
05-10-08, 02:24 AM
Being that Kelly isn't involved I have high hopes for it.
I was thinking the same thing but didn't have the balls to type it. :)
My Frank the Bunny figure came in the mail the other day and when I showed it to my wife she let out a darling "awwwwwwww" sound. Odd reaction to what isn't even a cute bunny. We sat down after getting home from the movies tonight and we started Donnie Darko so she would understand the figure more.
The sequel idea sucks.....even if Kelly was involved I wouldn't get excited about it.
Dean Kousoulas
05-10-08, 02:33 AM
I love Donnie Darko, but even I will admit this movie sounds like a terrible idea.
GreenMonkey
05-10-08, 09:10 AM
:lol: rotfl :lol: rotfl :lol: rotfl :lol:
:lol: rotfl :lol: rotfl :lol: rotfl :lol:
:lol: rotfl :lol: rotfl :lol: rotfl :lol:
That about covers it.
pjflyer
05-10-08, 10:22 AM
They should make a DTV series of Donnie Darko VS American Psycho.
Kicker_of_Elves
05-10-08, 02:45 PM
:wtf:
toxie321
05-10-08, 03:44 PM
How the hell is there even a bunny involved in it? If Frank didn't die then why does the rabbit still exist? Unless it's a completely different person that loves wearing rabbit suits. This is ridiculous.
Rubix
05-10-08, 06:02 PM
at least call it sammy darko to be consistent with the title of the other film.
chris_sc77
05-12-08, 02:57 PM
Update from Richard Kelley's MySpace blog:
"The Box and Donnie Darko Tooo
Over the last couple of days, a few people have asked me what's up with
"this Donnie Darko sequel."
So to set the record straight, here's a few facts I'd like to share
with you all - I haven't read this script.
I have absolutely no involvement with this production, nor will I ever
be involved.
I have no control over the rights from our original film, and neither I
nor my producing partner Sean McKittrick stand to make any money from
this film.
Now . . . I will leave you with some good news!
The last few months have been an amazing time for us on the editing of
The Box.
We're starting to work with a very famous band who is honoring us with
being the first fillmmakers they've ever scored a film with.
Hopefully there will be an announcement soon about who it is!
Keep the faith,
RK"
RyoHazuki
05-12-08, 03:40 PM
Well it can't be worse than the first one.
chris_sc77
05-30-08, 11:21 AM
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
May 30, 2008
"Elizabeth Berkley and Briana Evigan have boarded S. Darko (aka "Samantha D"), the sequel to Donnie Darko being directed by Chris Fisher, says The Hollywood Reporter.
Ed Westwick ("Gossip Girl") and Justin Chatwin (The Chumscrubber) also are in the movie, which stars Daveigh Chase, reprising her role from the original cult classic.
The story, set seven years after the first film, follows Donnie Darko's sister, Samantha, who, in dealing with her broken family, flees town with her best friend (Evigan) when they are plagued by bizarre visions.
Production has begun in Utah.
Berkley is playing a speed freak-turned-Jesus freak whose sentiments about ridding the world of its exponential sin are rivaled only by her infatuation with her dreamy pastor."
Again I have to remind everyone I'm not making any of this up.
Has anything good ever came out of Utah?
droidguy1119
05-30-08, 12:13 PM
I would hate it 100% less if Justin Chatwin wasn't in it. His squinty-eyed whininess annoys me. Maybe it's because he really should not have survived in War of the Worlds, maybe it's that horrendous-looking Dragon Ball Z movie he's in, but most likely it's that he was in The Chumscrubber, which was a Donnie Darko clone if I ever saw one.
Sean O'Hara
05-30-08, 02:23 PM
Has anything good ever came out of Utah?
SLC Punk!
Matthew Chmiel
05-30-08, 02:35 PM
Has anything good ever came out of Utah?
http://www.ldsvideo.com/gx/MobstersAndMormons.jpg
Well, John Ford shot several westerns at Monument Valley, including The Searchers and Stagecoach. However, this ain't a western.
So she's a speed freak? I'm so scared...
chris_sc77
02-05-09, 05:04 PM
So this is gonna be released on 4-28-09 on DVD.
Word has it there will be a trailer for this shortly.
Oh and the most terrible thing about this is that its been rated PG-13. WTF? I have been cautiously optimistic until I heard this bit of disgusting news.
So this is gonna be released on 4-28-09 on DVD.
Word has it there will be a trailer for this shortly.
Oh and the most terrible thing about this is that its been rated PG-13. WTF? I have been cautiously optimistic until I heard this bit of disgusting news.
Oh no! Now there won't be the over the top, non-stop violence that the first film had!
Seriously, part 1 could have been PG-13 minus one or two shots in the film and the exclusion of a few uses of the word fuck (unless I'm forgetting something major...I'll admit that I haven't seen the movie in several years).
always tell a good movie when 90% of the teaser is footage from the first
DonnachaOne
02-11-09, 03:28 PM
always tell a good movie when 90% of the teaser is footage from the first
The "S" is S.Darko stands for "Silent Night Deadly Night 2 was really onto something so we should do the same with Donnie -"
iamiam
02-11-09, 03:35 PM
always tell a good movie when 90% of the teaser is footage from the first
90%? Where are you seeing the 10% :confused:
Shannon Nutt
02-11-09, 04:14 PM
I have absolutely no involvement with this production, nor will I ever
be involved.
Given the way he butchered his own movie with that god-awful "Director's Cut," I'm not sure this is necessarily a bad thing. :)
droidguy1119
02-11-09, 05:16 PM
<div><object width="480" height="389"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/k5ntQu4GGdzDzsWl6B&related=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/k5ntQu4GGdzDzsWl6B&related=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="389" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8a0il_s-darko-teaser_shortfilms">S. Darko - Teaser</a></b><br /><i>Uploaded by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/dreadcentral">dreadcentral</a></i></div>According to ShockTillYouDrop.com this is a fan-made teaser, although it looked real enough to me.Seriously, part 1 could have been PG-13 minus one or two shots in the film and the exclusion of a few uses of the word fuck (unless I'm forgetting something major...I'll admit that I haven't seen the movie in several years).There's f-bombs at the dinner table, I recall f-bombs again when they were discussing the Smurfs, Drew Barrymore screams it on the baseball field, there is the subplot about Patrick Swayze that might not fly in a PG-13, I believe Donnie also says it when Swayze is visiting the school and maybe it is said again when they're banning the book. As far as violence, there is the car accident (probably more language there) and the gunshot wound. I'd say it would take more work than expected to cut Donnie Darko to a PG-13, although admittedly like you say it's not really a hardcore R-rated film.
mhg83
02-11-09, 07:49 PM
Oh no! Now there won't be the over the top, non-stop violence that the first film had!
Seriously, part 1 could have been PG-13 minus one or two shots in the film and the exclusion of a few uses of the word fuck (unless I'm forgetting something major...I'll admit that I haven't seen the movie in several years).
But then if part 1 had been pg-13 we wouldnt have this great scene:
The REAL trailer is up. It's not on Youtube, so here's the link to the official site, which has the trailer:
sdarko.com
LosingMyMind
02-21-09, 09:00 PM
The REAL trailer is up. It's not on Youtube, so here's the link to the official site, which has the trailer:
sdarko.com
Looks awesome. I can't wait!
droidguy1119
02-21-09, 10:02 PM
I didn't spot the terrible Justin Chatwin in the trailer, and looking at IMDb he's no longer listed. I guess Ed Westwick or Jackson Rathbone replaced him.
I was surprised how much it visually looks like a proper sequel to the original. The trailer doesn't quite lay out the plot in the most cohesive manner, so I'll have to rent it, but it certainly doesn't look automatically like the worst thing ever produced.
sauce07
02-22-09, 12:05 AM
They did a good job making this look like a "proper" follow up, too bad the name is horrible.
Matthew Ackerly
02-22-09, 10:18 AM
uuh.... Looks awful.
Sean O'Hara
02-22-09, 01:19 PM
I like that they have Daveigh Chase put her hand into the television. That's a nice touch.
riotinmyskull
02-22-09, 01:41 PM
garbage...but i'll probably rent it.
droidguy1119
02-22-09, 02:42 PM
They did a good job making this look like a "proper" follow up, too bad the name is horrible.Yeah, what was wrong with <i>Samantha Darko</i>?
Matthew Chmiel
02-22-09, 02:43 PM
was surprised how much it visually looks like a proper sequel to the original. The trailer doesn't quite lay out the plot in the most cohesive manner, so I'll have to rent it, but it certainly doesn't look automatically like the worst thing ever produced.
Yeah, if they shot the original on cheap HD and didn't wash out the colors; then yes, it looks visually like the original.
Just cause the CGI and how they use it is very similar to that of the original doesn't mean the movie still won't suck. I still think it looks like a bucket of shit. Hell, after that trailer, it looks like The CW version of Donnie Darko.
gglass4269
02-23-09, 01:33 PM
hopefully this will turn out good. DD is one of my fav sci fi flicks ever....
KillerCannibal
02-23-09, 02:50 PM
I only made it through half the trailer. Looks exactly like I'd expect: a quick cash-in rip-off.
Pass.
droidguy1119
05-11-09, 10:57 PM
hopefully this will turn out good. DD is one of my fav sci fi flicks ever....http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/37215/s-darko-a-donnie-darko-tale/
Nope.
Brian Orndorf felt the same way: http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/37167/s-darko-a-donnie-darko-tale/
LickTheABCs
05-11-09, 11:21 PM
^ agreed with the review. God was it awful. They need to STOP casting CW stars in every other movie.
whotony
05-12-09, 08:20 PM
this movie was garbage.
KillerCannibal
06-25-09, 06:56 PM
Watched the BD last night.
Total. Piece. Of. Shit.
But it did look pretty...
awil1026
06-25-09, 07:01 PM
Watched the BD last night.
Total. Piece. Of. Shit.
But it did look pretty...
Do you at least get some laughs out of the shittiness, or is it just a complete turd?
KillerCannibal
06-25-09, 07:05 PM
No laughs. It isn't even amusingly terrible. It is offensively bad in every conceivable way.
awil1026
06-25-09, 07:07 PM
No laughs. It isn't even amusingly terrible. It is offensively bad in every conceivable way.
That's a shame.
GizmoDVD
06-25-09, 08:51 PM
I kinda like it. Then again, I don't think Donnie Darko was that great of a film in the first place.
Dean Kousoulas
06-26-09, 01:37 AM
Watched the BD last night.
Total. Piece. Of. Shit.
But it did look pretty...
You were way too easy on this fucking disgrace of a movie. ;)
mndtrp
06-27-09, 12:33 PM
I appreciated the overall tone of the movie, but it was pretty bad. I highly doubt I'll ever watch it again.
My take on the film. I only posted the link here because I didn't want to repeat a lot of what I said but... by god this was one of the worst movies I've seen in a long time. And that's something, because I've seen both Zohan AND Love Guru. *shudders*
Buy: