Sean Astin (“The Strain,” Lord of the Rings) and daughter Ali Astin (Lord of the Rings: Return of the King), Gina Gershon (Killer Joe, Showgirls, Bound), Drake Bell (“Drake & Josh”), and Sufe Bradshaw (“Veep”) have signed on to join Sammi Hanratty (“Salem”) in Bad Kids Go 2 Hell, the latest chapter in the cult dark comedy-horror franchise Bad Kids Go To Hell.

BGKTH veteran Ben Browder (Farscape, Stargate, “Arrow”), who played “Max” in the original film, makes his feature directorial debut on BKG2H, as well as reprises his role for the sequel. The film reunites Sean Astin with his daughter, last seen together on-screen in Return of the King.

Hanratty, in the starring role, leads an ensemble cast of Bad Kids comprised of young rising stars Colby Arps (Men, Women & Children), Sophia Taylor Ali (“Tyrant”, Walking with the Dead), Matthew Frias (When the Game Stands Tall), and Erika Daly.

In Bad Kids Go to 2 Hell, “it’s four years later and a new group of students has been placed in Saturday detention at snooty Crestview Academy. After one of the kids locks away the teacher assigned to watch them, the five of them very quickly find their ranks dwindling as each meets a gruesome fate. They may make it out of the library, but with a new threat revealing itself around every hallway, is there enough time and resources for at least one of them to make it out alive?”

The film, which was written by Barry Wernick and based on the comic book series created by Wernick and Matthew Spradlin, is currently in production in Texas and is expected to be released in Summer 2015.