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The first is footage from a surveillance camera showing a dumpster falling from the sky and crushing a kid. |
The first is footage from a surveillance camera showing a dumpster falling from the sky and crushing a kid. |
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The second video is that of a conspiracy theorist expressing his beliefs that falling metallic objects that come from the sky, apparently without any rational explanation, that crush on human beings resulting in their death are "Artifacts" from parallel universes that accidentally made contact with our main universe. He believes that unless something is done to prevent this when the two universes meet again further down in time, both of them will be catastrophically destroyed. Examples of such "Artifacts" are the jet engine that killed Donnie Darko, a manhole that decapitated a young girl, the aforementioned dumpster and a meteor shower over Utah that resulted in the death of a local man. The meteor shower is actually one of the main events that happen in the feature film. |
The second video is that of a conspiracy theorist expressing his beliefs that falling metallic objects that come from the sky, apparently without any rational explanation, that crush on human beings resulting in their death are "Artifacts" from parallel universes that accidentally made contact with our main universe. He believes that unless something is done to prevent this when the two universes meet again further down in time, both of them will be catastrophically destroyed. Examples of such "Artifacts" are the jet engine that killed Donnie Darko, a manhole that decapitated a young girl, the aforementioned dumpster and a meteor shower over Utah that resulted in the death of a local man. The meteor shower is actually one of the main events that happen in the feature film. |
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The third video is a response to the creator of the previous video by a young girl. She accuses him of being a fraud |
The third video is a response to the creator of the previous video by a young girl. She accuses him of being a fraud and a hack who doesn't understand what he's talking about because he stole his theories from Roberta Sparrow's book "The Philosophy of Time Travel" that was featured in the original movie. She then proceeds to show him another link between several of these catastrophic events; the hole that opened on the ground from the impact of the falling dumpster, appears to have a similar shape to a drawing of Frank's mask retrieved from the psych file of Donnie Darko. A hunk of twisted, wrought-iron metal pulled from the wreckage of the windmill that was destroyed by the meteor shower in Canejo Springs has the same shape as well. |
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Revision as of 20:02, 28 April 2009
| S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale | |
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| File:S. Darko.jpg Release poster | |
| Directed by | Chris Fisher |
| Written by | Nathan Atkins |
| Produced by | Adam Fields |
| Starring | Daveigh Chase Elizabeth Berkley Ed Westwick Briana Evigan James Lafferty Jackson Rathbone Matthew Davis |
| Cinematography | Marvin V. Rush |
| Edited by | Kent Beyda |
| Music by | Ed Harcourt |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox Newmarket Films |
Release date | May 12, 2009 |
Running time | 103 |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$ 4 million[1] |
S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale[2] is an upcoming 2009 sequel to Donnie Darko. It is directed by Chris Fisher. S. Darko follows Samantha Darko, the younger sister of Donnie, the protagonist of Donnie Darko, and her friend Corey. On their way to California, their car breaks down, forcing them to wait in a small town until it is fixed. While there, Samantha begins to have dreams that warn her of the end of the universe.
S. Darko is set to be released straight to video on DVD and Blu-ray on May 12, 2009.[3]
Plot
Samantha Darko (Daveigh Chase) follows her rebellious best friend Corey Richardson (Briana Evigan) on a cross-country road trip from Virginia to California in an attempt to become a professional dancer. Their dreams are cut short when their water pump blows outside of Conejo Springs, a tiny Utah town. Unable to leave until their car is fixed, Sam and Corey are stranded with the locals. They are less than thrilled at the delay, and when an unexplained meteorite crash-lands in town that night, it soon becomes clear that there is much more at play than just a chance breakdown.
Plagued by bizarre hallucinatory dreams warning her of the universe's imminent end, as well as grief over her own loss of family, Sam must face the demons she had fled back at home. Aided by the unlikely town locals, Sam learns the true meaning of family and friendship, and tries to save what really matters.
Cast
- Daveigh Chase as Samantha Darko
- Elizabeth Berkley as Trudy Potter
- Ed Westwick as Randy Holt
- Briana Evigan as Corey
- James Lafferty as Iraq Jack
- Jackson Rathbone as Jeremy
- Matthew Davis as Pastor John Mellit
- John Hawkes as Phil
- Kristen Hillier as Local Girl / Bank Patron
- Zulay Henao as Baelyn
- Bret Roberts as Officer O' Dell
- Bob Lanoue as F.B.I. Agent
- Ryan Moat as Elder Moat / BBQ Missionary
- Savannah Ostler as Barfing Girl / Waitress
Production
Donnie Darko's writer and director, Richard Kelly, did not reprise his role as the director or writer of S. Darko. He stated "To set the record straight, here's a few facts I'd like to share with you all -- I haven't read this script. I have absolutely no involvement with this production, nor will I ever be involved." [4] Chris Fisher, director of S. Darko, noted that he was an admirer of Kelly's film, and that he hoped "to create a similar world of blurred fantasy and reality."[5]
Filming for S. Darko began on May 18, 2008.[5] The crew used the high resolution digital Red One cameras. Musician Ed Harcourt signed to provide the score for the film after he read the script and loved it. [6] For inspiration he listened to electronic music like Clint Mansell's score for Requiem for a Dream, and he hopes his score will be both "surreal and psychedelic just like the movie."[7]
Viral marketing campaign
To promote the movie a viral marketing campaign was launched consisting of three youtube videos[8]. The first is footage from a surveillance camera showing a dumpster falling from the sky and crushing a kid. The second video is that of a conspiracy theorist expressing his beliefs that falling metallic objects that come from the sky, apparently without any rational explanation, that crush on human beings resulting in their death are "Artifacts" from parallel universes that accidentally made contact with our main universe. He believes that unless something is done to prevent this when the two universes meet again further down in time, both of them will be catastrophically destroyed. Examples of such "Artifacts" are the jet engine that killed Donnie Darko, a manhole that decapitated a young girl, the aforementioned dumpster and a meteor shower over Utah that resulted in the death of a local man. The meteor shower is actually one of the main events that happen in the feature film. The third video is a response to the creator of the previous video by a young girl. She accuses him of being a fraud and a hack who doesn't understand what he's talking about because he stole his theories from Roberta Sparrow's book "The Philosophy of Time Travel" that was featured in the original movie. She then proceeds to show him another link between several of these catastrophic events; the hole that opened on the ground from the impact of the falling dumpster, appears to have a similar shape to a drawing of Frank's mask retrieved from the psych file of Donnie Darko. A hunk of twisted, wrought-iron metal pulled from the wreckage of the windmill that was destroyed by the meteor shower in Canejo Springs has the same shape as well.
References
- ^ http://fangoriaonline.com/events/weekend-of-horrors/woh-updates/84-los-angeles/2188-woh-la-09-video-s-darko-panel.html Chris Frisher: "..it's a fairly low budget movie, it's 4 million dollars.."
- ^ "S. DARKO: A DONNIE DARKO TALE DVD/Blu-Ray Specs; Cover Art!".
- ^ "S Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale (Ws Dub Sub Ac3) [Blu-ray]". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
- ^ "IGN Article". IGN. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ^ a b "Screen Daily: S. Darko". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ^ "Ed Harcourt Set To Score Donnie Darko Sequel" thetripwire.com
- ^ "Ed Harcourt Merges Glass, Drone For Darko Sequel"Wired blog
- ^ http://fangoriaonline.com/home/news/9-film-news/2219-the-third-chapter-in-the-s-darko-viral.html