A Disgruntled Fan Rant

This morning I was shown a new trailer for a new Donnie Darko sequel thats being released in 2009. First of all, I was not all that pleased with the idea of making a Donnie Darko sequel eight-years after the original was made and secondly, I didn't understand the point of making a sequel- there wasn't much room left for a sequel at the end of the first one. The new movie is entitled S.Darko and the IMDB synopsis tells it as:

"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."

After reading the synopsis and watching the trailer, I was no longer slightly interested or even remotely curious about this sequel. I was very disappointed.

Just from watching the trailer, it was obvious to see that this was not going to be another cult-classic like the original. Instead its packed full of "beautiful" up-coming celebrities that teenager girls and boys can drool over. Its an interesting idea to try to make a younger generation interested in concepts such as time-travel and science fiction but I feel that this film is not the way to do it. Instead, try creating a new film (not a sequel) with new concepts and ideas- then pack it full of those lovely celebs.

In an obvious effort to appeal to a younger, mass-marketed generation, the creators of this film of done an outstanding job of casting young actors that they know girls go gaga for.
Firstly, they have casted Ed Westwick, known for his role as Chuck in Gossip Girl to play the role of Randy. Jackson Rathbone from the ever-popular Twilight-saga will take on the role of Jeremy and finally James Lafferty known for his role as Nathan on One Tree Hill will take on the role of Iraq Jack.

So since girls have gone crazy for Vampires, producers have realized there is a market for Six-foot tall Bunny-Rabbits? Not-likely, but nice try at mass marketing a cult-classic. It seems that nothing is safe anymore. Next thing you know, they'll be making a Godfather IV starring Chase Crawford, then we'll know for sure that Hollywood truly has run out of creative ideas. Well, as long as they get their paycheck.

But please, do decide for yourself, this is just one Donnie Darko-fans opinion. Perhaps S.Darko could in fact, prove me wrong.