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Richard Kelly unveils The Philosophy of Time Travel, an 800+ page epistolary sequel to Donnie Darko told through Donnie’s parents’ transcripts and emails, planned as a foundation for future animation and live-action chapters, and arriving this fall to coincide with the film’s 25th anniversary.
Filmmaker Richard Kelly is writing Donnie Darko: The Philosophy of Time Travel, an ~800-page sequel novel set in 1988 after the original film, with plans to adapt it first into an animated/motion-capture film and later into a live-action sequel, published by Range Literary Publishing and aimed for a late-2026 release as the starting point for a broader return of the saga.
Filmmaker Richard Kelly is authoring an official Donnie Darko sequel as a book, The Philosophy of Time Travel: The Epic Sequel to the Motion Picture Donnie Darko, which takes place immediately after the film and follows 14 months after Donnie’s death through found documents and multiple perspectives; Kelly hopes the novel will spark future film sequels and potentially launch a multi‑movie franchise, with the cast potentially reuniting in the process, and pre-orders available via Variety.
A new Donnie Darko book sequel, The Philosophy of Time Travel, by Richard Kelly, is set for release this year from Range Literary Publishing. The roughly 800-page novel takes place in 1988 after the original film's events and uses a found-documents style. Cover art and a teaser were released; Kelly envisions the project as the first step toward a broader Donnie Darko universe that could include animation and future live-action films, potentially with a 28-year time jump. Preorders are available at Barnes & Noble and Amazon, with the release timing aligned to the film’s 25th anniversary.