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[stainsteelrat]

Donnie Darko sequel to start shooting May 18th.

Oh dear.

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[djproject]

i can't even find the words.

[djproject]

man i wish a jet engine fell through that office =D

[argh_jim]

Money says this will never see the light of day.

$10M on a film that made less that $2M in two releases, and the original had big-name stars? Don't think so.

[stainsteelrat]

I'm not so sure. It made a lot more through international release and more so home video. Also the name carries a lot of weight. And let's not forget Hollywood illogic!

[argh_jim]

Boxofficemojo says < $3M worldwide, including the original and Director's Cut releases. Of course, that number ignores DVD sales, but I still doubt anyone will be REALLY convinced to fund this to the tune of $10M. Maybe a direct-to-video release.

[stainsteelrat]

According to IMDB it made £1.5M (US$3M) in the UK alone for the Director's Cut. And there have been plenty of films with much bigger budgets and lack of return.

Not that I don't hope they realise what a monumental mistake they're making, artistically speaking.

[moonminx]

So they are basically making a road trip movie with rabbits. Nice. Straight to dvd?

[opheliasv]

Why? Just... why?

[joukido]

I doubt Richard will be involved in any way. The most he'll probably get credit for is the characters, if he even signed off on that.

I don't know why they're even bothering.