Those of you annoyed with the fact that Eric England’s Contracted didn’t actually get going until the final scene (where the third act should have begun), rejoice in the news of a sequel, picking up immediately after the lackluster indie.
IFC Midnight has already picked up North American rights to BoulderLight Pictures’ Contracted: Phase II, a press release tell us.
“Phase II follows the story of Samantha as she suffers from a mysterious and degenerative disease. Picking up directly where the previous film left off, Phase II follows Riley, one of the last people to come in contact with Samantha, as he scrambles to track down those responsible for the outbreak before the highly contagious disease not only consumes his body, but the world as we know it.”
This one is to be directed by Josh Forbes with a screenplay by Craig Walendziak. It will star Matt Mercer, Peter Cilella, Marianna Palka, Morgan Peter Brown, Laurel Vail, Alice Macdonald, Anna Lore and Suzanne Voss.
For a movie called Contracted, and about an STD, the film was surprisingly lacking in the sex department. Will the sequel fix this?
The film is being produced by J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules.
The film is currently in production.
