‘Donnie Darko’ Sequel Book to Release This Year From Filmmaker Richard Kelly; Cover and Teaser Revealed (EXCLUSIVE)
It’s a very, very mad world: A book sequel to the 2001 cult classic film “Donnie Darko” will be releasing later this year from filmmaker Richard Kelly and Range Literary Publishing. Titled, “The Philosophy of Time Travel,” the approximately 800-page book will take place in 1988, in the immediate aftermath of the original film, which […]
A quarter century after the release of the cult classic Donnie Darko at Sundance, director Richard Kelly is set to release a lengthy sequel beginning this fall. Titled The Philosophy Of Time Travel, the 800-page tome is a found-document fiction set 14 months after the original film's conclusion. After spending a decade on the project, Kelly aims to launch a multi-part series that includes an animated adaptation and a new live-action film 28 years after the original.
The book is Kelly's attempt to answer the many questions left by the cult favorite, which resonated with disillusioned millennials following the 9/11 tragedy. While Kelly has kept in touch with the original cast, the book is intended to be a standalone work that allows them to choose involvement in any future sequels. If the cast decides to return, Kelly envisions a reunion that would be grand, expensive, and technically challenging.
Despite the daunting prospect, Kelly is confident that his long-awaited sequel will delight fans and provide closure for the beloved characters.
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