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Are They Recasting ‘The Strangers’?!
Unless there’s a last second change of heart, the filmmakers behind The Strangers 2 are recasting the franchise’s iconic villains who are set to return to slice and dice another family, this time in a trailer park.
Bryan Bertino’s The Strangers starred Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman, with Gemma Ward appearing as “Dollface”, Kip Weeks as “the Man in the Mask”, and Laura Margolis as “Pin-up Girl”.
We’re told from an insider that they’re looking to recast these roles, which was confirmed when Kip reached out to us expressing some frustration.
It’s unclear why they’ve being recast, but it’s the filmmakers’ right to make that creative decision, and in the past, we’ve seen it work well. But how will diehard fans of The Strangers react in knowing that the Strangers themselves are completely new actors?
The Strangers 2 follows a family whose road trip takes a turn when they arrive at a secluded mobile home park and after the power goes out they decide to hunker down for the night in a borrowed trailer. Under the cover of darkness three familiar masked psychopaths pay them a visit to test their every limit.
It was announced last week that Emmy-nominated Christina Hendricks had joined the cast, with Bailee Madison, who starred in the Guillermo del Toro-produce Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, and Lewis Pullman (Aftermath).
Johannes Roberts, director of this summer’s excellent 47 Meters Down, as well as The Other Side of the Door, is directing from a script by Bertino and Ben Ketai.
What do you guy think?
It’s now been five years since the release of sequel Happy Death Day 2U, Christopher Landon’s sequel to the Groundhog Day-style slasher movie from 2017. Both films star Jessica Rothe as final girl Tree Gelbman, and director Christopher Landon had been planning on bringing the character – and the actor – back for a third installment. So… where is it?!
We’ve been talking about a potential Happy Death Day 3 for several years now, with the ball in producer Jason Blum’s court. Happy Death Day 2U scared up $64 million at the worldwide box office, a far cry from the first film’s $125 million. But with a reported production budget of just $9 million, that first sequel was profitable for Blumhouse. So again… where is it?!
Chatting with Screen Geek this week while promoting her new action-thriller Boy Kills World, franchise star Jessica Rothe provided a hopeful update on Happy Death Day 3.
“Well, I can say Chris Landon has the whole thing figured out,” Rothe explains. “We just need to wait for Blumhouse and Universal to get their ducks in a row.
Rothe continues in her comments to Screen Geek, “But my fingers are so crossed. I think Tree [Gelbman] deserves her third and final chapter to bring that incredible character and franchise to a close or a new beginning.”
Back in 2020, Christopher Landon had revealed that the working title for the third installment was Happy Death Day to Us, said to be “different than the other two films.”
In the meantime, Christopher Landon is directing a mysterious thriller titled Drop for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes, along with a werewolf movie titled Big Bad for Lionsgate.
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