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Edward Burns' Inspiration For 'Brothers McMullen 2'

27 April 2012 8:48 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

Audiences are used to seeing sequels to big-budget Hollywood blockbusters like "The Dark Knight," but are continuations of indie films the next trend? Judging by upcoming releases from filmmakers such as Julie Delpy and perhaps Edward Burns, maybe so.

"I like doing sequels," Delpy told HuffPost Entertainment senior writer Mike Ryan. Delpy is currently promoting "2 Days in New York," a sequel to her 2007 film "2 Days in Paris."

"I think it's a fun thing to follow characters in time," she said at the Tribeca Film Festival. "We did that on 'Before Sunset' [a sequel to 'Before Sunrise'], which was really ballsy at the time. When we wrote the screenplay, no one believed in it. And it did better than the first film, in a way. And doing this sequel is not an obvious thing to do."

It isn't, but Delpy is far from alone. While discussing his new American Express-backed short film "Doggy Bags »

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Watch (Exclusive): See Ed Burns On the Set of His New Short, 'Doggy Bags,' Premiering at Tribeca

11 April 2012 9:40 AM, PDT | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »

What would the Tribeca Film Festival be without Ed Burns? The independent filmmaker has screened six of his films at the event (last year he closed the festival with "Newlyweds") and this year he's back for a seventh time with the world premiere of his short, "Doggy Bags." The project is the result of the 2011 American Express My Movie Pitch competition, which allows one winning contestant to have their idea made into a short. This year's film comes courtesy of winner Susan Brennan, who pitched a story about a young man who suspects his girlfriend is hiding a secret after she routinely orders massive amounts of food to go. Ahead of its premiere on April 20, Indiewire is pleased to offer you an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Doggy Bags." Take a look at Burns and his stars Matt Bush, Mike McGlone and Daniela Pineda in action!   »

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Edward Burns Planning ‘Brothers McMullen’ Sequel to Coincide With Original’s 20th Anniversary

12 January 2012 6:01 PM, PST | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »

It seems lately that actor/director Edward Burns just can’t shake the familiar feeling of his home, but for good reason. With his Catholic-family-from-Long-Island holiday film already underway, Burns is currently planning a sequel to his 1995 hit The Brothers McMullen.

Burns, who’s seen success in front of the camera in Saving Private Ryan and his latest film, Newlyweds, told IAmRogue (via Movies.com) that he’s “started to outline the sequel to McMullen.” He said that the “twentieth anniversary will be in 2015, so my goal is to shoot it at the end of next year to have it ready in time.” He also stated that he was “inspired by what Kevin Smith did with Clerks.” (Clerks II, presumably.)

For those unfamiliar with the original — it told the story of three Irish Catholic brothers from Long Island, who struggle to deal with love, marriage, and infidelity. Burns, Michael McGlone »

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Edward Burns Goes Back To His Roots For Next Project

3 January 2012 1:46 PM, PST | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »

Edward Burns, the actor and director behind 1995′s The Brothers McMullen and most recently Newlyweds, has begun plans on his latest directorial effort. WENN (via Cinemablend), tells us that Burns is rekindling with his family roots as he is putting together another movie about an Irish Catholic family from Long Island.

As you may remember The Brothers McMullen is also about three Irish Catholic brothers on Long Island, which attributed to much of Burns’ Hollywood success. His latest project, currently untitled, will focus on a Catholic family all returning home for the holidays, even though the parents are divorced. Burns said the following of the project.

“Half of the siblings still love him and half of them hate him and want nothing to do with him. The mother hates the father most of all and refuses to have him over for Christmas and the family has to figure out a »

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