On Tuesday, A24 announced plans ‘call for a sequel’ for his $4.5 million budget supernatural horror movie Talk to Me, which has earned an impressive $26.1 million since it was released in theaters in the US and UK 11 days ago.
Australian twin YouTubers Danny and Michael Philippou made their feature film debut with Talk to Me, with both reacting to the news on their respective Instagram accounts.
“We’re ready for round 2!” Danny gushed on Tuesday. “Thanks @a24 for giving this to us!”
And Michael wrote: ‘The world is not ready yet!’
Talk to Me centers on a group of friends who become addicted to exorcising ghosts by using an embalmed hand during séances led by grieving teenager Mia (Sophie Wilde), whose mother passed away a year earlier.
Confirmed! On Tuesday, A24 announced plans to “conjure up a sequel” to its $4.5 million-budget supernatural horror film Talk to Me, which has made an impressive $26.1 million since it hit theaters 11 days ago. US and UK was released.
The fear movie also features Lord of the Rings alum Miranda Otto as well as Joe Bird, Alexandra Jensen, Otis Dhanji, Zoe Terakes, Chris Alosio, Alexandria Steffensen, Marcus Johnson, Sunny Johnson and Ari McCarthy
Talk to Me currently holds a ‘certified fresh’ 95% critic approval rating (from 238 reviews) and an 82% audience rating on Rotten tomatoes.
The Philippou brothers have already created a found-footage style prequel centering on Sunny Johnson’s character Duckett, who appears in an early party scene in the original film.
“It’s told entirely from a mobile phone and social media perspective, so maybe we can release that later,” said Danny Philippou. THR last week.
‘But even while writing the first film you can’t help but write scenes for a second film. So there are so many scenes. The mythology was so thick, and if A24 gave us the chance, we couldn’t resist. I have a feeling we’d jump right in.”
A24 is one of the rare independent film studios to have been granted a SAG-AFTRA waiver to begin production on Alex Scharfman’s horror comedy Death of a Unicorn starring Jenna Ortega and David Lowery’s musical drama Mother Mary starring Anne Hathaway during the strike in the lead.
It helps that A24 is not part of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, so it’s not tied to companies affiliated with the organization – according to Variety.
SAG-AFTRA officially went on strike on July 14 — its first picket line in 43 years — to negotiate a fair contract with artificial intelligence updates, streaming revenue sharing and base increases in minimums.
In charge! Australian twin YouTubers Michael and Danny Philippou (pictured July 20) made their feature film debut with Talk to Me, and they both reacted to the news on their respective Instagram accounts
“We’re ready for round 2!” Danny gushed on Tuesday. “Thanks @a24 for giving this to us!”
And Michael wrote, “The world isn’t ready yet!”
Talk to Me centers on a group of friends who become addicted to exorcising ghosts by using an embalmed hand during séances led by grieving teenager Mia (Sophie Wilde), whose mother passed away a year earlier.
BTS: The horror movie also features Lord of the Rings alum Miranda Otto as well as Joe Bird (R), Alexandra Jensen, Otis Dhanji, Zoe Terakes, Chris Alosio, Alexandria Steffensen, Marcus Johnson, Sunny Johnson and Ari McCarthy
Nice! Talk to Me currently holds a “Certified Fresh” 95% critic approval rating (from 238 reviews) and an 82% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes
‘Maybe we can release that later’: The Philippou brothers have already made a found-footage style prequel centering on Sunny Johnson’s character Duckett (not pictured), who appears in an early party scene in the original film
Danny Philippou told THR last week: ‘But even while writing the first film you can’t help but write scenes for a second film. So there are so many scenes. The mythology was so thick, and if A24 gave us the chance, we couldn’t resist. I have a feeling we’d jump right in.”