A sequel to the dark comedy horror Ready or Not (2019) is officially in development.
Deadline is reporting that Samara Weaving is set to return for the sequel. Additionally, directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, from the filmmaking collective Radio Silence, will also be returning to direct the new film.
In a recent interview with ComicBook.com, Weaving confirmed her return for the sequel. The Australian actress said “I'm all in. I think we're all in, I don't know. I think we're all in…I don't know if we've had our blood handshake, but pretty much. We've done the spit handshake, but we haven't cut each other's hands and rubbed our blood together.”
The original Ready or Not follows Grace (Weaving), a bride whose wedding night turns sinister when her eccentric new in-laws force her to participate in a terrifying game. The film also starred Adam Brody, Henry Czerny, and Andie MacDowell.
Details of the plot and further casting for the sequel are currently under wraps.
In April 2024, Gillet spoke to Entertainment Weekly about a potential sequel to Ready or Not. The director said “It's getting figured out. That's what we'll say: Ready or Not 2 is getting figured out. What we can say is that there is a script that is an absolute f—ing banger of a sequel. And however it gets made, and in whatever capacity we are helping get it made, we are so excited that it's happening. That movie is truly the love of our creative lives in a lot of ways.”
Ready or Not grossed $57.6 million at the worldwide box office from a budget of $6 million.
Radio Silence's other recent credits include Scream (2022), Scream VI (2023), and Abigail (2024). Weaving has also starred in Guns Akimbo (2019), Babylon (2022), and Azrael (2024).