{
  "id": 3359696,
  "title": "Donnie Darko gets 800-page sequel book for anyone still wondering how time travel worked in that movie",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/donnie-darko-gets-800-page-sequel-book-for-anyone-still-wondering-how",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T19:53:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/donnie-darko-book-sequel-announcement"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "Penned by Darko writer-director Richard Kelly, The Philosophy Of Time Travel is only the first move in a series of planned sequels.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "‘Donnie Darko’ Sequel Book to Release This Year From Filmmaker Richard Kelly; Cover and Teaser Revealed (EXCLUSIVE)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/donnie-darko-sequel-book-to-release-this-year-from-filmmaker-richard",
        "published": "2026-08-25T16:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}