After a $9.3 million opening weekend, undertone could launch a new horror franchise — and writer-director Ian Tuason already has plans for two more installments.
“I have a trilogy in mind,” Tuason told Screen Rant, revealing that he and A24 are “working on” finding a potential path to make it happen.
undertone was reportedly made on a $500,000 budget before being acquired by A24 in a mid-seven-figure deal following a competitive bidding situation.
The trilogy may have to wait, however, as Tuason is currently developing the Paranormal Activity reboot.
undertone stars Nina Kiri (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) as Evy, a paranormal podcast host who moves into her dying mother’s house to be her primary caregiver.
When she receives audio recordings of a young pregnant couple experiencing supernatural noises, she realizes the woman’s story mirrors her own. Each new recording scratches at her sanity, drawing her into a fate she cannot escape.
Adam DiMarco (“The White Lotus “), Michèle Duquet (The Virgin Suicides), Keana Lyn Bastidas (“The Hardy Boys”), Jeff Yung (The Shrouds), and Ari Millen (“Orphan Black”) round out the cast.
Joe Lipsett wrote in his 4.5-skull review, “I can’t remember the last time a movie made every hair on my body stand up, but undertone got me good.”