Ready Or Not 2: Will It Happen? Everything We Know (2024)

Years after the success of the original movie, Ready or Not 2 hasn't materialized, leaving fans to wonder if a Ready or Not sequel will ever happen. In the original movie, Scream Queen Grace, played by Samara Weaving, must survive a killer game of hide and seek after marrying into a rich family with a strange secret. Ready or Not is a schlocky horror-comedy that leans into the campiness while also making important social commentary.

While horror movies tend to bomb with critics, Ready or Not gained a high Rotten Tomatoes critic score of 89%. Additionally, the movie thrived at the box office, grossing $28.7 million against its $6 million budget (per Box Office Mojo). Given the success of the movie, it seemed possible that Ready or Not would develop into a franchise. However, with years passing by quickly, little to no updates have come regarding a potential second film.

Ready Or Not 2 Latest News

The Original Directors Offer An Intriguing Script Update

Despite years passing with very little to speak of, the latest news sees Ready or Not 2 teased by the original film's directors. Speaking in a recent interview, dual directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett talked glowingly about the possibility of a sequel and even revealed that the script is completed. Describing the script as an absolute "f--king banger," the directing pair expressed optimism that the long-awaited follow-up could get made soon. However, the movie has yet to get a green light and is still merely speculative.

Read Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett's full comments below:

It's getting figured out. That's what we'll say: Ready or Not 2 is getting figured out. What we can say is that there is a script that is an absolute f--king banger of a sequel. And however it gets made, and in whatever capacity we are helping get it made, we are so excited that it's happening. That movie is truly the love of our creative lives in a lot of ways.

Ready Or Not 2 Is Not Confirmed

The Sequel Has Yet To Get The Green Light

Recent updates from the directing duo of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett suggest that the behind-the-scenes work on Ready or Not 2 is moving along, but the film is not yet confirmed. However, since the original film was a moderate box-office success, it stands to reason that the sequel will get scooped up as soon as the development phase is completed.

What The Original Directors & Samara Weaving Have Said About Ready Or Not 2

The Directors & Star Are Willing To Return

From the time that Ready or Not came out, the directors have expressed interest in making a second movie. Back in 2022, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett told The Discourse Podcast that the sequel is in active development. However, based on the fact that Ready or Not 2 hasn't been picked up by any studios, it seems like the pair meant that the story and script is in development, rather than production.

Though Samara Weaving hasn't made any comments about Ready or Not 2, Bettinelli-Olpin shared a detail that could show her willingness to return for a second movie. When the filmmakers called her up to ask her about Scream 6, she didn't hesitate. Betinelli-Olpin said, "So, we literally called her up on the way to dinner one night and by the time we were at dinner, she was like, 'I'm in, I'll be out there! Just tell me where to go, and I'm on my way'."

Weaving's agreement to work on Scream 6 came before she even knew what the role was. Her readiness to work with the filmmakers again is a good sign for the people who want to see Ready or Not 2. Additionally, based on Samara Weaving's growing horror movie catalog, she likely feels passionate about the genre and would happily return to one of her biggest horror roles to date.

Ready Or Not 2 Story Possibilities

The Curse Could Impact Another Wealthy Family

After Ready or Not's ending, there are two main directions that Ready or Not 2 could go, continuing the first movie and taking the anthology route. The sequel could look at what happens to Grace after the events of the first movie. Because her husband died in the explosions, Grace likely couldn't get a divorce from her husband, so she's still linked to the Le Domas family. As such, it's possible that she gets the wealth and curse from their deal with Mr. Le Bail. In that case, the curse could impact Grace and her spouse down the line in Ready or Not 2 if she ever decided to remarry.

Alternatively, Ready or Not 2 could set up the future franchise in an anthology format, focusing on an entirely different family than the La Domases. Based on the existing lore, it's highly unlikely that Ready or Not's demon only created the deal with one family. Mr. Le Bail seemingly thrived on being worshiped, requiring the family to sacrifice humans and animals as well as chant in his name. It seems highly plausible that Mr. Le Bail created this deal with many other families, and now he controls the entire 1%. This franchise direction seems highly probably based on the filmmakers' comments on the endings they considered for the first movie.

Ready or Not

R

Horror

Comedy

Thriller

In Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett's 2019 black comedy Ready Or Not, newlywed bride Grace Le Domas participates in a violent game of hide-and-seek with her fiancé's family, who attempt to kill her during her wedding night as part of a long-standing ritual. The film stars Samara Weaving as Grace, Mark O'Brien as Grace's husband Alex, Adam Brody as Alex's brother Daniel, Andie MacDowell as their mother Becky, and Henry Czerny, Melanie Scrofano, Kristian Bruun, and Elyse Levesque as other members of the murderous family.

Director

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin , Tyler Gillett

Release Date

August 21, 2019

Studio(s)

Mythology Entertainment , Vinson Films , Radio Silence Productions

Distributor(s)

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Writers

R. Christopher Murphy , Guy Busick

Cast

Nat Faxon , Kate Ziegler , Elyse Levesque , Chase Churchill , Elana Dunkelman , Andie MacDowell , Liam MacDonald , Mark O'Brien , Nicky Guadagni , Adam Brody​ , Henry Czerny , Ethan Tavares , Kristian Bruun , Melanie Scrofano , Samara Weaving , Etienne Kellici , John Ralston

Runtime

95 minutes

Budget

$6 million