News of a new Boondock Saints film actually coming out is more than enough to excite the extremely passionate fanbase. What’s even more reason to party though is that Duffy is back, as are the stars of the show: Norman Reedus and Sean Patrick Flanery. The pair of actors originated the lead roles of Irish twin brothers who become vigilantes all the way back in 1999 with the first installment of the series, and they are seemingly confirmed to be back as not only the stars but producers as well.

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The second film ended with the boys in prison for their crimes, and fans have long wanted to see what happened to them afterward. It’s said that the new film will take place after they are out of prison and living in a whole new world, now older and wiser. Deadline reports Duffy is back in the director’s chair with Impossible Dreams Entertainment partners Shaun and Yvette Redick as producers. Filming will take place in 2022 after Flanery and Reedus are finished with prior commitments to The Boys and The Walking Dead, respectively.

This wouldn’t be the first time Boondock Saints fans were made to wait a really long time for a sequel. The second film, Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, was released 10 years after the original movie following years of being in a development limbo with numerous delays. The same sort of thing seems to have happened with this third film, as this installment was previously announced many years ago. Flanery had tweeted in 2017 that he and Reedus were leaving the project due to differences, but those issues must have been fixed, as Flanery has said to have been highly involved with the third movie’s script.

The Boondock Saints is the definition of a cult classic film. Made with a small budget in the late ’90s and performing with minimal financial success initially, the popularity of the film just exploded once fans actually got the chance to see it. Since its home media release, the original film has made over $50 million in domestic video sales, which is an extreme achievement considering its original theatre release only made close to $30 000. While it’s hardly an unknown film now, the fanbase has stayed small, passionate, and community-like.

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Source: Deadline