S Darko
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.
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.
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
Jake Gyllenhaal as Donnie Darko
Production
Donnie Darko's writer and director, Richard Kelly, has stated that he has no involvement with S.
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." 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."
Filming for S. Darko began on May 18, 2008. The crew used the high resolution digital Red One cameras.
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. 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.