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Maika Monroe Offers ‘They Follow’ Update: “I’ve Heard Some Good News Recently”
Actress Maika Monroe has provided another update on They Follow, the sequel to It Follows that was announced back in 2023.
“Rumors have been spreading that it will be happening,” Monroe tells EW. “I would stay positive, because I’ve heard some good news recently.”
Monroe will reprise her role as Jay Height, who was pursued by a supernatural entity in the 2014 modern horror classic. A decade later, the threat is everywhere.
“It’s not at all what I expected, where you would find Jay, which I thought was really interesting,” Monroe continues. “I was like, ‘Whoa! Cool,’ which I think the audience will probably have a similar reaction.”
She adds, “I know this might sound cliché, but it’s staying true to the original where we’re bringing back all the same team… The story is very much still in that space, but it’s just grander. I’m really, really excited for it.”
Writer-director David Robert Mitchell is back at the helm. Composer Disasterpeace is in talks to return as well.
Neon and Good Fear Content are producing the sequel.
While we wait for They Follow, Maika Monroe can be seen in the new Resident Evil Requiem short film.
Sunrise Films has announced the official North American release of William Bagley‘s horror comedy Hold the Fort, and it’s accompanied by an energetic new trailer.
Hold the Fort debuts on digital platforms on June 23.
In the film, “Lucas and Jenny think their life is finally coming together when the couple become homeowners. Little do they know that their new house comes with a big catch. Lucas and Jenny soon find themselves in a fight for their lives when they become trapped in a battle between their Homeowners Association and an onslaught of monsters from hell. The horror-comedy takes the timely concern of home-ownership and wraps this up in an entertaining action-packed thrill ride.“
Watch the new trailer below, which introduces one wild HOA gathering during an equinox. Things get bloody fast.
Chris Mayers (Adult Swim Yule Log), Haley Leary (“The Walking Dead”), Levi Burdick, and Julian Smith star.
William Bagley writes and directs, in addition to producing with Smith, Matt Dodd, Luke Williams, and Tim Reis (Adult Swim Yule Log).
Ahead of the release, Bagley said, “My goal with this film was to make a hilarious, fast-paced thrill ride while also telling a great story with heart. Hopefully, through all the blood, laughs, fights, and gags, you leave the film feeling inspired to tackle whatever life throws at you.“
Hold the Fort premiered at Fantasia last summer before going on to play FrightFest London, Toronto After Dark, and Beyond Fest.
I wrote in my review, “It’s an infectiously charming assemblage of jokes and monster vignettes bound together by a barebones plot with not much on its mind beyond delivering an entertaining time.”
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