‘The Boondock Saints’ Are Back; Norman Reedus, Sean Patrick Flanery Return As Boston Vigilantes As Thunder Road & Dragonfly Films Take Reins
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: The rebirth of the 1999 cult favorite film The Boondock Saints is upon us. Thunder Road, the producer behind the John Wick films, has stepped in and joined rights holder Dragonfly Films to make what they are calling a reimagining of the action film franchise about the fraternal twin Irish brothers who raise holy hell to rid their Boston hometown of all criminals.
In the current configuration, Troy Duffy will step aside as directing, after creating and helming the original and the 2009 sequel The Boondock Saints: All Saints Day.
Both films starred The Walking Dead’s Norman Reedus and Sean Patrick Flanery as the MacManus Brothers, with Billy Connolly playing their father.
Reedus and Flanery will reprise their roles, and the story will involve the indoctrination of new ‘Saints.’ A search is on for a new director.
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