Radio Silence Team Adds Kathryn Newton to Horror Comedy Sequel ‘Ready or Not 2’
The ‘Abigail’ actor will appear alongside returning star Samara Weaving in the follow-up to the 2019 hit horror movie.
Kathryn Newton stars as Lisa Swallows in 'Lisa Frankenstein,' a Focus Features release. Credit: Michele K. Short / © 2024 Focus Features LLC.
Preview:
- Kathryn Newton will be part of the cast for ‘Ready or Not 2.’
- Samara Weaving is returning to star.
- Newton previously worked with the ‘Ready’ directing duo on ‘Abigail.’
As they prepare to make the follow-up to 2019 horror hit ‘Ready or Not’ (following a detour into cranking out a couple of ‘Scream’ entries and last year’s vamp-tastic ‘Abigail’) directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett –– part of the filmmaking collective known as Radio Silence alongside producers Justin Martinez and Chad Villella –– are drawing from the cast of one of their previous outings to appear alongside returning star Samara Weaving.
In this case, their choice per Deadline is Kathryn Newton, who played Sammy, one of the crooks employed to kidnap a young girl in ‘Abigail,’ unaware that their charge is in, fact, a bloodsucker looking to stalk and snack on them all as her next meal.
Given that this marks a reunion for the directors and two of their previous stars, should ‘Scream’ alumni start clearing their schedule? We’ll have to wait and see on that front.
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What was the story of ‘Ready or Not’?
The cast of 'Ready or Not'. Photo: Fox Searchlight Pictures.
The original movie followed a young bride (Weaving) as she joined her new husband’s (Mark O’Brien) rich, eccentric family (which included Adam Brody, Henry Czerny, Andie MacDowell) in a time-honored tradition that turned into a lethal game with everyone fighting for their survival.
Spoiler alert in case you didn’t see the film: Weaving’s Grace was just about the only person to make it out of the game alive.
Which means it’s hard to predict what will happen in the follow-up. Could there be previously unseen family members who come out of the woodwork to threaten Grace? Will she find herself in a different but equally dangerous weird life-threatening situation?
We can only guess at this point, but with writers Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy returning to craft the chaos, it’ll surely be just as lethal.
Where else have we seen Samara Weaving and Kathryn Newton?
Samara Weaving in 'Ready or Not'. Photo: Fox Searchlight Pictures.
Weaving, in addition to her star-making turn in the first ‘Ready’ movie, has also been seen in the big screen likes of ‘Mystery Road,’ ‘Mayhem,’ ‘Monster Trucks,’ ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,’ ‘Guns Akimbo’ and ‘Bill & Ted Face the Music.’
She also had a quick cameo in the ‘Ready’ directors ‘Scream VI’ as one of the early victims of that movie’s Ghostface killer.
On TV, she’s appeared in shows such as ‘Ash vs Evil Dead,’ ‘SMILF,’ ‘No Activity’ and ‘Nine Perfect Strangers.’
She’ll next be seen in stalker thriller comedy ‘Borderline’ opposite Ray Nicholson, playing a 1990s pop star who receives some unwanted attention from an obsessed fan. Along with that, she’s also worked on TV series ‘Little Sky’ and action comedy movie ‘Eenie Meanie.’
(L to R) Kathryn Newton as Cassandra "Cassie" Lang and Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man in Marvel Studios' 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.' Photo by Jay Maidment. © 2022 Marvel.
As for Newton, she got her start on soap opera ‘All My Children’ and has movies including ‘Bad Teacher,’ ‘Lady Bird,’ ‘Blockers,’ ‘Pokémon: Detective Pikachu,’ ‘Freaky’ and taking over the role of Cassie Lang, Scott Lang’s daughter, in ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.’
More recently, she scored the lead in ‘Lisa Frankenstein’ and, as previously mentioned, appeared in ‘Abigail.’ Her other TV credits include ‘Big Little Lies’ and ‘Halt and Catch Fire.’
Coming up is horror thriller movie ‘DeamQuil’ and crime drama ‘Lips Like Sugar.’
And coincidentally, this isn’t the first time the pair will appear in the same movie as Newton was also part of the cast for ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.’
When will ‘Ready or Not 2’ be in theaters?
Searchlight has yet to confirm a release date for the movie, but with filming clearly set for this year, we wouldn’t be surprised if it emerged early in 2026.
Director Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, left, and Director Tyler Gillett on the set of Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group's 'Scream VI.'
List of Movies Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett:
- ‘V/H/S' (2012)
- ‘Devil's Due' (2014)
- ‘Southbound' (2016)
- 'Ready or Not' (2019)
- 'Scream' (2022)
- 'Scream VI' (2023)
- 'Abigail' (2024)
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