Jake Gyllenhaal's Source Code is getting a sequel and with a director newly signed on developments have quickened.

The news of Source Code getting a sequel makes me happy.  This is one of the few sci-fi movies I’ve seen lately that I truly enjoyed and would be happy to go to the theater to see the sequel.

I vividly remember going to the theater with friends thinking Source Code would try to “Hollywood up” computer programming, and the movie would end up like a dumb gag  you would see on CSI with a computer tech “enhancing” grainy footage.

I’ve been a general fan of Jake Gyllenhaal’s since Donnie Darko and a huge fan of Duncan Jones’ after seeing Moon.  Fun fact: Duncan Jones is the son of David Bowie, yes that David Bowie.

Anna Foerster,  the new director for Source Code 2, has some big shoes to fill in my eyes. I’m sure she’s more than capable after working on a host of projects that include multiple episodes of Criminal Minds, Independence Day, Pitch Black, and The Day After Tomorrow.

Source Code 2 is ramping up development, with Anna Foerster signed on to direct the follow-up to the science fiction thriller, sources confirm.

The Mark Gordon Company and Vendome Pictures are returning to produce, with Vendome again financing the project. Source Code screenwriter Ben Ripley is back to write the script for the new installment.

The original Source Code, which starred Jake Gyllenhaal and directed by Duncan Jones, was a respectable performer at the box office in 2011, earning $54 million domestically and $147 million worldwide on an estimated $30 million budget for Summit. No distributor or actor is currently attached to “Source Code 2.”

Gordon will produce alongside Vendome’s Philippe Rousselet. Michele Wolkoff and Drew Simon will oversee the project for the Mark Gordon Company, with Guy Stodel and Fabrice Gianfermi overseeing for Vendome.

Source: Variety