So, is Richard Kelly s vision for
Donnie Darko s follow-up all but forgotten? Not at all. In fact, the director is still plugging away at the next chapter, something he contributes in part to the encouragement of one of cinema s great sequel filmmakers.
Speaking to The Playlist about this week s release of the remastered version of
Southland Tales (his
other 2000s cult film), Kelly explained that he s actually done a significant amount of writing on the
Donnie Darko follow-up that he first teased back in 2017, though he didn t disclose any plot details or ideas about returning cast members just yet. What Kelly did explain, though, is that his willingness to keep pushing forward with a sequel is thanks in part to James Cameron, who Kelly considers a sequel genius thanks to the success of both
Back in 2001, filmmaker Richard Kelly unveiled Donnie Darko to the world, a film whose following only grows each year, with the director recently teasing that he s invested a lot into bringing another film set within that franchise to life. The filmmaker was sure not to reveal too many details [.]
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