Boondock Saints Sequel in the Works

By John

Sony Picture Studios has decided to go forward with a sequel to Boondock Saints, one of the most maligned and misunderstood movies of the past decade.

With a backstory that rivals most Hollywood scripts, writer/director Troy Duffy went through all seven layers of hell to get his film out, just to see the end product released in a truncated and odd state. Critics lashed out at Boondock Saints‘ lack of proper cohesion, while fans trumpeted Willem Dafoe’s turn as a homosexual FBI agent and Duffy’s madcap, albeit overly stylized, approach.

While the movie didn’t cash in at the box office, stalling around $30,000, it has steadily found a cult audience that enjoys and emphasizes with the movie and its director alike.

If industry blowhards like Michael Bay get one-thousand chances at delivering the goods, doesn’t Duffy deserve at least one more?

The sequel, titled The Boondock Saints: All Saints Day, will start shooting this summer.