Good things come to those who wait, they say. For those who are fans ofThe Boondocks Saints, that wait has lingered for quite a while, but it is set to end soon. StarringNorman ReedusandSean Patrick Flanery,The Boondocks Saintswas not an appreciated project when it first premiered in 1999. However, just like wine gets better with age, the movie is now a beloved cult classic with a sequel,The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day, which arrived a decade later. Conversations surrounding the production ofThe Boondock Saints 3have swirled around for a while now. However, in recent months,it has begun to gather significant pace.
Next month will markThe Saints' 25th anniversaryand the original movie is set to release in 500 theaters nationwide for two days only, on Thursday, November 7, and Sunday, November 10.The Boondock Saints 3is set to bring back the film’s original cast members but not original writer-directorTroy Duffy. While speaking withScreen Rantabout the first film’s 25th anniversary, Duffy was able to predict whenThe Boondock Saints 3would be released. The director’s comments read:
“Three’s coming. I basically sold everything to Thunder Road. These guys are basically the action franchise kings of Hollywood, [with] John Wick and Sicario, which I love. I love Sicario. They’re looking at production starting in March, August of ’26. So the boys should be in theaters end of [that] year, beginning of the next. ’26, ’27, that is.”
Duffy had sold the rights ofThe Boondocks SaintstoThunder Road Films, the same studio behind other franchises such asJohn WickandSicario. While Duffy’s comments are a welcome development. It is important to note that the director is no longer attached to the project. His assertions do align withFrank and Penelopeactor, Flanery, who recently revealed he had received word on the sequel’s production window from co-star Reedus. “We’re shooting between March and August,” the actorrevealed earlier in the month.
What is ‘The Boondocks Saints’ About?
The Boondocks Saintsfranchise began in 1999, before a sequel in 2009. The movie stars Reedus as Murphy andFlanery as Connor, a pair of Irish Catholic brothers turned vigilantes who take it upon themselves to rid the city of Boston of its criminal underbelly. Sturdy in the belief that they were on a mission from God and having run afoul of the Russian mafia and FBI agent Paul Smecker (Willem Dafoe), the pair would carry out their crusade on the criminal elements of their city. The story takes an interesting turn when legendary Mafia assassin Il Duce (Billy Connolly) turns out to be their long-lost father.
The upcoming sequel,The Boondock Saints 3will be produced byBasil IwanykandErica Leefor Thunder Road Films; Myers for Dragonfly;Shaun RedickandYvette Yates Redickfor Impossible Dream Entertainment; and Duffy andDon Carmody. Reedus, Flanery,Charlie Morrison,Peter D. GravesandJoAnne Colonawill executive produce.
The Boondocks Saints 3does not have a release date yet. The first movie is streaming now on Peacock in the U.S. It returns to theaters for two days only, on November 7 and November 10. Stay tuned at Collider for further updates.
The Boondock Saints
Two Irish Catholic brothers become vigilantes and wipe out Boston’s criminal underworld in the name of God.
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