Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion

According to this Screen Daily article, a sequel to 2001’s Donnie Darko is set to start shooting next weekend. I personally am pretty grossed out by this news, and assume other fans must feel similarly?

From the article:

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) and Justin Chatwin (Dragon Ball) … The story picks up seven years after the first film (and Donnie’s death) 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 [previous director] Richard Kelly about the project but he is not involved in any official capacity at this stage.

[Simon] Crowe [of the movie’s sales company] quipped to ScreenDaily: “Donnie’s not in [the new film] but there are meteorites and rabbits.”

This movie is so near & dear to my heart that that last quote there downright offends me. Of course Richard Kelly’s not involved.

RUDE, right?