Summary

• Norman Reedus reveals that The Boondock Saints 3 opening scene will include a prison break, picking up from the second movie.
• The actor also reveals that the outline is "crazy."
• Reedus and Sean Patrick Flannery will return for the third installment.

The Boondock Saints 3 has been confirmed to be in development, with Reedus and Flannery expected to reprise their roles.

In an exclusive interview with ScreenRant to discuss his crime-drama The Bikeriders, Reedus opened up on the expected direction The Boondock Saints 3 could take, revealing that it will pick up following the end of the second movie and teasing an action-packed opening scene featuring a prison break. Check out Reedus's 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."

How Well Will The Boondock Saints 3 Link To The Previous Films In The Series?

Writer-Director Duffy Will Not Return For The 3rd Installment, But It Should Connect The Franchise Well.

With the opening of The Boondock Saints 3 expected to be explosive, the movie's success will depend on the script and direction, and whether a fresh creative mind can expand on the world Duffy created.

Based on Reedus' comments, The Boondock Saints 3 should act as a direct continuation of the second film, with the MacManus Brothers behind bars and looking to turn their brand of vigilante justice into a prison setting. However, it seems that they may not be in prison long given the tease of their escape in the early outline. Despite confirmation that controversial writer-director (and franchise creator) Troy Duffy will not return for the sequel, hopes will be high that the movie, which has been billed as a reimagining, will feed into the overarching narrative of the franchise, while also making it accessible to new audiences as well.

The current box office climate is well-placed for movies like The Boondock Saints 3 to thrive right now, with John Wick's $1 billion success reinvigorating the vigilante genre, and Reedus's post-The Walking Dead superstar status will also go a long way toward helping with this. While the cast list for the movie remains unclear, the reveal at the end of The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day that Agent Smecker is still alive and has been helping the Saints (and plans to break them out of prison) could see Willem Dafoe also return for The Boondock Saints 3.

While Billy Connolly's Noah was killed in the second movie, he could appear in dream or flashback sequences, though his ailing health might make this difficult. Here is the confirmed cast list for The Boondock Saints 3 so far:

With the opening of The Boondock Saints 3 expected to be explosive, the movie's success will depend on the script and direction, and whether a fresh creative mind can expand on the world Duffy created. While not much is known about the plot details, there is little doubt that The Boondock Saints 3 will be a blood-soaked affair, but it also has the opportunity to make a social commentary, too.