The Boondock Saints 3

The Boondock Saints 3 is an upcoming American vigilante action thriller film. A sequel to both The Boondock Saints (1999) and The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009), this film will see Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus reprise their roles from the first two films as well as serving as executive producers, but Troy Duffy will not return to direct this film; instead he will be continuing their story in a series of books. This film is also branded as a "reimagining" of the franchise, as Thunder Road Films joins Impossible Dream Entertainment and rights holder Dragonfly Films as a production company on the film.

Cast

• Sean Patrick Flanery as Connor MacManus, one half of the MacManus twins.
• Norman Reedus as Murphy MacManus, the other half of the MacManus twins.

Production

Director Troy Duffy spoke about a potential sequel in an interview on June 13, 2011. He said that "We’ve been approached to do a possible Boondock Saints TV series. So the fans may be getting a part 3 as a television show. We might be able to pull that off….I actually called both Sean and Norman and they both said “hell yeah, we’ll drop everything.” On March 21, 2012, it was indicated by Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus that Boondock Saints 3 is being written, tentatively titled "The Boondock Saints III: Saints Preserve Us." However, on September 14, Norman Reedus stated that there would be no third film.

Again, on February 26, 2013, Troy Duffy stated that he was getting together with Norman Reedus and Sean Patrick Flanery to resume talks about Boondock Saints 3, in hopes that they could make the film a reality for fans. Later in 2013 at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo, Sean Patrick Flanery confirmed that The Boondock Saints 3 is being worked on by Troy Duffy by saying "After the recent tragedies hit Boston I texted (director) Troy Duffy to ask him about when he would work on the third one and he replied ‘on it’". On July 16, 2013, Troy Duffy stated in an interview with CraveOnline that he was halfway finished with the script for The Boondock Saints III.

On May 6, 2017, Sean Patrick Flannery announced on Twitter that he and Norman Reedus had walked away from production of Boondock Saints III with no further explanation, leading the future of the series in doubt.

In November 2021, a third Boondock Saints film was officially announced, with Reedus and Flanery reprising their roles as Connor and Murphy MacManus and Duffy returning to direct. Production was slated to begin in May 2022.

In March 2024, a "reimagining" of the franchise was officially announced, with Thunder Road Films joining Impossible Dream Entertainment and rights holder Dragonfly Films as a production company on the film. Reedus and Flanery will reprise their roles and serve as executive producers, although Duffy, who plans to continue the story through a series of books, will not return as director.