'Boondock Saints 3' Is Officially Happening, and Fans Are Stoked
11/08/2021 10:10 am EST
Casting
Finally, many fans had further questions beyond the announcement, which only said that Duffy, Reedus and Flanery would be returning, and that filming would begin in the May of 2022. Many hope to see Dafoe return to the franchise as well.
Disappointment
Of course, not everyone was excited for The Boondock Saints 3. Some fans felt that the original does not hold up to the test of time, and that the action genre has evolved beyond the scope of this story. Many even brought up the movie's tangential association with the Columbine school shooting, which was carried out before the movie's release and reportedly stunted the premiere.
Modern Boston
Fans speculated about who the brothers would go after in this movie, feeling that there are greater threats to Boston than organized crime these days. Many tried to imagine the story set in a modern version of the city.
Daryl Dixon
Of course, fans imagined it would be hard to perceive Reedus as his old character again after he became so iconic for playing Daryl Dixon on The Walking Dead. However, some thought that he had developed a wider range to showcase here.
River Dancing
A GIF from the first movie showing Willem Dafoe's understated reaction to good news became the preferred response to this renewal news on Twitter.
Sequel
The Boondock Saints II was not nearly as popular as the original, so some fans thought that it should be removed from the canon. They would prefer the third installment ignore it altogether.
'About Time'
Fans remarked on the long wait for this movie, but some seemed to think that it was inevitable that it would get made. It was only a matter of time.
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