Earlier than Adam Wingard joined Legendary’s Monsterverse to helm Godzilla vs. Kong and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, he directed what’s arguably one of many biggest slasher movies of the 2010s: You are Subsequent. Written by Simon Barrett, the movie focuses on an estranged household who discover themselves underneath assault by a gaggle of masked assailants throughout a household reunion. It is a acquainted premise, however one Wingard and Barrett dealt with with a deft hand that is stuffed with black humor and gory kills. Now, the pair are discussing the sequel that they had deliberate, which they’re glad they by no means made.
The chat between the 2 comes throughout a brand new commentary observe on You are Subsequent, which was launched yesterday on SteelBook 4K Extremely HD + Blu-ray solely from Lionsgate Restricted (by way of Bloody Disgusting). The movie noticed its killers decked out in a lamb, a fox, and a tiger masks, and whereas Lamb Masks (L.C. Craig) was killed within the closing edit, that wasn’t all the time going to be the case. “Initially, the Lamb Masks killer bought decapitated within the script along with his hand pinned to his head,” Barrett mentioned, including:
“However then we had been like, ‘Ah, excellent alternative, as a result of this movie’s gonna be an enormous theatrical success, everybody’s telling us, so for You are Subsequent 2 we’ll simply carry [L.C. Holt] again because the Lamb Masks killer.’ However as a result of his frontal cortex is broken by getting stabbed within the brow, he will not be capable of really feel ache anymore. He’ll be sort of crazier now, and he needs revenge for his brother.”
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Followers will recall that Lamb Masks and Tiger Masks had been siblings in You are Subsequent, with Lamb turning into utterly unhinged when he finds his brother’s corpse. The movie ends with Erin (Sharni Vinson) being shot by a police officer after killing A. J. Bowen’s character of Crispian, which is the place You are Subsequent 2 would have picked up from. In hindsight, Barrett mentioned he is glad the sequel by no means got here to fruition.
“Our sequel thought, which I am glad we did not do, was the notion that Erin can be arrested. She’d be mainly blamed for the murders. As a consequence of her jarring Australian accent, a jury would railroad her. She’d be immediately despatched to jail by the corrupt American judicial system. Whereas she’s chained to all these different prisoners, their jail van will get attacked […] they usually all take refuge in a meth lab close to the accident. We had been gonna use all of the meth lab booby traps. Mainly, my level is, it is actually good we did not make this film. It could simply make you want this movie much less.”
‘You are Subsequent’ Is a Horror Traditional
Premiering on Sept. 10, 2011 through the Toronto Worldwide Movie Competition, You are Subsequent additionally starred the likes of Ti West, Barbara Crampton, and Larry Fessenden. Produced on a funds of simply $1 million {dollars}, it did not see a large theatrical launch till 2013, however when it did, the movie managed to soak up greater than $26 million in receipts. At the moment, it is extensively considered a slasher basic, and is Licensed Contemporary on Rotten Tomatoes with an 80% ranking.
Wingard and Barrett have each gone on to have profitable careers in Hollywood, with the previous directing the aforementioned Monsterverse motion pictures, and the latter penning final yr’s horror hit Azrael. Barrett additionally had a hand in scripting Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, and whereas he is completely satisfied You are Subsequent 2 by no means bought made, Wingard did not rule out the potential of revisiting the thought down the road ought to he ever discover himself in a jam. “You by no means know,” he jokingly added, “our careers might take a nosedive and one in all lately we’d go, ‘Hey, we’re able to do You are Subsequent 2.’ It will most likely be a unique film than the one you simply described.”
Although a sequel is very unlikely at this level, that is okay. The unique is okay by itself, and if you wish to test it out, You are Subsequent is presently accessible to stream on Peacock, or you may both hire or buy it on all VOD platforms from Lionsgate.
Supply: Bloody Disgusting
You are Subsequent
- Launch Date
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August 23, 2013
- Runtime
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94minutes
