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For the record, I was totally cool with this whole Donnie Darko sequel thing. It's going to be called S. Darko and it's going to follow his younger sister, Samantha, who is also plagued by strange visions, possibly of the creepy-bunny-rabbit variety? Great. I love it. I didn't go see Southland Tales, but I'll go see this, even though (because?) (I don't think I'm seeing The Box, either.) Richard Kelly isn't involved. But now I'm seriously beginning to question my commitment to Sparkle Motion. The cast has gained two actresses, both of whom come from movies or TV shows that involve stepping up and/or dancing. If this movie doesn't involve Samantha's junior-high dance group blowing up and making it big, then I'm going to be sorely disappointed.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the first addition is Briana Evigan, who was the star of Step It Up 2: The Streets and is now on summer horror series Fear Itself. The second, and I'm not joking, is Elizabeth Berkeley, formerly of the TV series Saved by the Bell and Showgirls, which is the Ben-Hur of stripper movies. What HR doesn't mention is that Berkeley has parlayed her exotic dancer persona into a hosting gig on Step it Up and Dance (not to be confused with So You Think You Can Dance or Dancing with Stars Who Have Career Paths Similar to Elizabeth Berkeley's). Oh, and Ed Westwick (Gossip Girl) and Justin Chatwin (Dragonball) are in it, too. Not sure if either can dance, but one wears fancy bowties, and the other fires balls of energy from his hands.
Now, the brief description of the plot doesn't seem to involve dancing or Sparkle Motion or anything -- Evigan plays Samantha's friend, who flees town with her when the visions kick in. (The role of Samantha is reprised by original actress Daveigh Chase, so ya know.) Berkeley plays a "speed-freak-turned-Jesus-freak" who has the hots for her pastor...which sounds a lot like the last movie, except there the Jesus freaks worshipped (naturally) Patrick Swayze, a self-help guru and pedophile. Here's hoping Swayze's character gets out of jail, sweeps Berkeley off her feet and shows her the time of her life by helping her win the big church dance competition. Or will Swayze be wearing the bunny suit?
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