Just this morning we were the first to tell you that Radius-TWC wanted a sequel to David Robert Mitchell’s absolutely fabulous It Follows (read our review).
Following up on the news was EW, who caught up with Tom Quinn, co-president of Radius-TWC. He reveals that they’re already plotting the follow-up that could literally flip the script, and the title.
“I don’t want to give away too much, but we’ve thought about it,” said Quinn before teasing title plans. “Flip the title. There’s so much you could do.”
EW speculates on what Quinn means, and I really like what they’re going for.
“If Quinn is hinting at the title Follow It—a really empowering reversal, if you think about it—the plot could have characters tracing their partners’ sexual histories to track the curse’s origin (while evading the killer creature), which would give the movie a strong allegorical element similar to the first film’s,” EW writes. “The original’s heroine, Jay, or possibly an entirely new lead would have to take a literal journey through the messy ties of past sexual partners, a task that undoubtedly comes with its own lessons and parallels to the titular IT.”
For those curious as to the meaning behind the ending to It Follows, still in theaters, there’s a pretty great story right here.
In it, Maika Monroe plays 19-year-old Jay, who, after a seemingly innocent sexual encounter, suddenly finds herself plagued by nightmarish visions. She can’t shake the sensation that someone, or something, is following her. As the threat closes in, Jay and her friends must somehow escape the horrors that are only a few steps behind.
What would you guys call the sequel? Follow It? It Still Follows? It Follows Again? It Follows Another?