The Boondock Saintswill bereturning for a third chapter in their storied history, and star Norman Reedus has revealed whenThe Boondock Saints3 will pick up the storyfollowing the events in the 2009 sequel. Released on June 18, 2025,The Boondock Saintsbecame a commercial flop afterbeing shown in just five theaters thanks to distribution issues, and earning $35,000. The film would find new life on home video, earningmore than $50 million in sales over the years, leading toThe Boondock Saints II: All Saints Dayin 2009. Like its predecessor, it was also considered a box office failure thanks to its limited release, butgained traction on home video, and over the years the two filmshave earned a cult following, with many die-hard fans clamoring for a sequel.
In an interview withScreenRantto promote his latest film,The Bikeriders, Norman Reedus discussedwhereThe Boondock Saints 3will pick up in the story, which saw the MacManus brothers behind bars at the end ofAll Saints Day. You can’t keep the Irish twins down though, as according to Reedus, the filmwill open with an action-packed prison breakwhich he describes as “crazy.” Check out his comments below.
“It’s happening. There’s sort of a rough outline of a script. The opening sequence, I think they’re keeping from that rough outline because it’s crazy.It’s crazy. It’s basically the boys breaking out of prison. That’s how it starts.”
The Boondock Saints
WhileThe Boondock Saints 3wasfirst announced in 2021with original director Troy Duffy expected to return, the project underwenta number of changes in the last three years, and has since ended up in the hands of Thunder Road,the production company behind theJohn Wickfranchise.They’lljoin rights-holders Dragonfly Films in producing the new entry, which is being called an “expansion” of the series. Duffy will remain involved as a producer.
What Will The Boondock Saints 3 Be About?
While plot details forThe Boondock Saints 3are under wraps for now as the movie currently appearsto still be in the early stages of script development, the new film is said to focus on the“indoctrination of new ‘Saints.’”Whether they will aid in the aforementioned prison break remains to be seen, but what is confirmed is that both Norman Reedus and Sean Patrick Flanery willreturn to reprise their roles of Murphy and Connor MacManus respectively.
As for who else could pop up in the story? There is a chancefans could see Willem Dafoe returnas FBI Special Agent Paul Smecker, who was revealed to still be alive at the end ofAll Saints Day, and helping the MacManus twins all along.Julie Benz could also pop upas FBI Special Agent Eunice Bloom, but as of now, that is just speculation. For the time being,Reedus and Flanery are the only confirmed cast membersto return to the franchise at this point.
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Withthe vigilante subgenrebeinga hot commodity right nowthanks to the likes of theJohn Wickfranchise, and another Thunder Roads production, Dev Patel’sMonkey Man, the makers ofThe Boondock Saints 3would do well to strike while the iron is hot, so that audiences can once again see their favorite Irish twinsdish out their own brand of justice.
The Boondock Saintsis available to stream onPeacock, whileThe Boondock Saints II: All Saints Dayis available to rent or purchase on all VOD platforms.
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
