The “Prepared or Not” sequel begins manufacturing Monday, April 21 — that’s right now — and Searchlight Photos shares new particulars in regards to the follow-up to the 2019 field workplace hit.
The sequel, titled “Prepared or Not: Right here I Come,” will movie in Toronto this spring, with Radio Silence administrators Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett returning for a second serving to of the social survival horror comedy starring Samara Weaving.
Weaving reprises her function as Grace, who within the unique movie discovered herself being hunted by her new in-laws at her household’s posh property. Becoming a member of Weaving and the beforehand introduced Kathryn Newton are horror film icons Sarah Michelle Gellar and Elijah Wooden in undisclosed roles. However there’s extra: Shawn Hatosy (“The Pitt”), Néstor Carbonell (“The Darkish Knight”), Kevin Durand (“Abigail,” additionally from the Radio Silence group), and David Cronenberg additionally be a part of the ensemble.
Horror director Cronenberg lately questioned in dialog with the Los Angeles Occasions whether or not “The Shrouds,” his new movie out now, may very well be his final directorial effort. Is he shifting extra critically into appearing? He’s starred as United Federation of Planets official Kovich in solely a enterprise swimsuit and glasses on three seasons of “Star Trek: Discovery.” He additionally had a daily function on the Netflix restricted collection “Alias Grace” and stars in quite a lot of his personal movies. (The Vincent Cassel character in “The Shrouds,” to not point out, is a spitting picture of the director.)
IndieWire praised the unique “Prepared or Not” as a mash-up of “Clue” and “The Purge.” The thriller, which opened in August 2019, grossed $57 million worldwide off an estimated finances of $6 million.
For the sequel, returning writers Man Busick (“Abigail,” “Scream”) and R. Christopher Murphy (“Fort Rock”) penned the script, with producers Tripp Vinson (“Fountain of Youth,” “Homicide Thriller”), James Vanderbilt (“Zodiac,” “Fountain of Youth”), Bradley J. Fischer (“Transformers”), and William Sherak (“Abigail,” “Scream”) additionally returning.
“Prepared or Not” below-the-line craftspeople returning embrace manufacturing designer Andrew Stearn (“The Umbrella Academy”), director of images Brett Jutkiewicz (“Scream”), costume designer Avery Plewes (“Scream VI”), and make-up head of division Colin Penman (“The Apprentice”). New crew embrace editor Jay Prychidny (“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice”), hair division head Ryan Reed (“It Chapter Two”), and sound mixer Thomas Hayek (“Thanksgiving,” “The Boys”).
Following the success of “Prepared or Not,” Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett directed 2022’s “Scream” reboot and the sequel “Scream VI” (2023) in addition to the vampire horror comedy “Abigail” (2024). Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett have been slated to tackle “Scream VII” earlier than departing the venture and handing it to their buddy Christopher Landon, who additionally exited over inventive tussles. Kevin Williamson will now direct that installment.