Summary
- The hit horror film Talk to Me is officially getting a sequel, titled Talk to Me 2, with the Australian brothers returning to direct for A24.
- Talk to Me has been a success, earning $26 million worldwide and setting box office records for A24.
- The filmmakers have expressed their excitement for a sequel and have even already shot a prequel focusing on one of the characters. A24 has purchased the film for a high seven-figure sum.
As recently announced by BloodyDisgusting, Danny and Michael Philippou's new hit horror film, Talk to Me is officially getting a sequel! Talk to Me 2 will be written by Danny and Bill Hinzman and the Australian brothers will return to direct the follow-up for A24 (who purchased the horror film out of Sundance for an alleged "high seven figures).
Talk to Me follows a group of friends that become obsessed with contacting the dead after they learn how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand. The film was produced by Causeway Films' Samantha Jennings and Kristina Ceyton and stars Sophie Wilde, Ari McCarthy, Hamish Phillips, Kit Erhart-Bruce, Sarah Brokensha, Jayden Davison, Sunny Johnson, Marcus Johnson, Joe Bird, Otis Dhanji, Alexandra Jensen, and Miranda Otto.
Since its release, Talk to Me has racked up a notable $26 million worldwide. The horror film (which was made on a reported budget of $4.5 million) has set new records in the box office, marking the second-biggest opening weekend for A24. Talk to Me made its world premiere during this year's Sundance Film Festival, becoming a breakout hit and earning plenty of continued praise from critics and audiences alike (the movie currently holds an impressive 94% on Rotten Tomatoes).
Danny Philippou Previously Admitted That the Pair "Wouldn't Be Able to Resist" Making a Sequel
Previously, while chatting with The Hollywood Reporter, the Philippou brothers (who first started out with the popular YouTube channel RackaRacka which began in 2013), shared their thoughts on a sequel, with Danny admitting that the duo "wouldn't be able to resist" making a follow-up if the opportunity presented itself to them.
Danny said, "Part of me is like, 'Yeah, maybe it is done.' The other part of me is like, 'Oh my God. Give me a sequel, please.' I've got these set pieces that I'm like, 'Oh, my God, I so badly want to shoot this. This is the coolest thing ever. So, if A24 came to me and said, 'You know what? We'd like a sequel.' I wouldn't be able to resist. I'd want to do it so bad."
While discussing the possibility of a Talk to Me follow-up during a separate interview with THR, Danny noted, "The mythology was so thick, and yeah, if A24 gave us the opportunity, we wouldn't be able to resist. I feel like we'd jump at it."
Michael added, "We have a lot of original stories that we want to tell, but the Talk to Me stuff is exciting to us, too. So the idea of a sequel, we wouldn't be opposed to it."
During the chat, the pair also revealed that they already shot a prequel, focusing on Duckett (played by Johnson), one of the brothers that appears in the film's opening sequence.
Michael noted, "We actually shot an entire Duckett prequel already. It's told entirely through the perspective of mobile phones and social media, so maybe down the line we can release that."
With a sequel now in the works, Talk to Me joins other A24 horror franchises like Ti West's X trilogy, whose latest addition is the upcoming film, MaXXXine starring Mia Goth, Halsey, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Lily Collins, Giancarlo Esposito, and Kevin Bacon.