25 years later, “Donnie Darko” is finally getting a sequel
By all accounts, Donnie Darko shouldn’t exist. The film, which turns 25 years old this year, ran into numerous obstacles both before and during its storied production. For one, the script centers on a troubled teen ultimately driven toward gun violence — a topic most Hollywood executives at the time stayed well away from, especially in the wake of the 1999 Columbine High School massacre. Then…
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