Sequel Ready or Not 2: Here I Come maintains directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett‘s love of exploding bodies, and our exclusive featurette gives a closer look at the SFX behind it.
The behind-the-scenes clip arrives ahead of Searchlight Pictures’ Ready or Not 2, releasing on digital platforms, including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home, this Tuesday, May 5, followed by a Blu-ray and DVD release on June 16.
Samara Weaving and Kathryn Newton star as blood-soaked sisters hunted by four rival families.
Watch the video below and see the cast weigh in on the filmmakers’ affinity for unleashing blood cannons and exploding bodies. As Weaving points out, “the deaths are so much more insane” this round.
Picking up moments after the all-out attack from the Le Domas family in the first Ready or Not movie, Grace (Weaving) discovers she’s reached the next level of the nightmarish game — and this time with her estranged sister Faith (Newton) at her side. Grace has one chance to survive, keep her sister alive, and claim the High Seat of the Council that controls the world. Four rival families are hunting her for the throne, and whoever wins rules it all.
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, Néstor Carbonell, David Cronenberg, Elijah Wood, Kevin Durand, Olivia Cheng, Varun Saranga, and Daniel Beirne also star.
I wrote in my review for Bloody Disgusting, “More is more in Ready or Not 2. Bigger stakes, larger playing field, a higher (and more gruesome) body count, and even double the protagonists. It’s all designed to deliver maximum crowd-pleasing fun.”
The horror-comedy sequel is written by Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy.