Mad World: Donnie Darko Sequel In The Works

It’s a mad world, indeed.

Velvet Octopus is working on selling a sequel to the cult favorite Donnie Darko at Cannes, according to Screen Daily.  Neither writer-director Richard Kelly or star Jake Gyllenhaal will be involved in the unholy project.  We suspect older sis Maggie (a.k.a. Elizabeth Darko) will also steer clear of this one.

Instead, the sequel, S. Darko, will star Sparkle Motion dancer supreme Daveigh Chase reprising her role as little sister Samantha. 

According to the report, the flick takes places seven years after the first one “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.”

“I am a great admirer of Richard Kelly’s film and hope to create a similar world of blurred fantasy and reality,” said helmer Chris Fisher, somewhat contradicting himself by taking the job.

“I think there is a new generation of cinema-goers who will be very excited to see this film,” added Simon Crowe of Velvet Octopus.

Without any trace of irony, Crowe explained that “Donnie’s not in [the new film] but there are meteorites and rabbits.”