Sarah Michelle Gellar knows more than what you did last summer, she knows she’s joining Searchlight’s Radio Silence sequel Ready Or Not: Here I Come with genre vet Elijah Wood, Shawn Hatosy, Néstor Carbonell, Kevin Durand, and David Cronenberg rounding out the cast. Cameras are rolling in Toronto today.
All of them join previously announced Samara Weaving and Kathryn Newton in the Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy penned script.
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“We’re thrilled to be returning to the world of Ready or Not with Samara, Brett, Avery and Andrew,” said filmmakers Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett aka Radio Silence, “and so excited to work with this immensely talented cast and the incredible artists across every department joining the Ready or Not family.”
Added Matthew Greenfield, President of Searchlight Pictures, “We’re beyond excited to make another film with the phenomenal Radio Silence. With Ready or Not: Here I Come, we get to go on another ride with the amazing Samara Weaving, mix in awesome new voices, and bring audiences a fresh take that’s every bit as twisted and fun as the first one. This is for those who’ve been waiting, and those who didn’t see it coming.”
VP of Production Richard Ruiz and Creative Executive Cornelia Burleigh are overseeing the project for Searchlight Pictures, reporting to Heads of Production and Development DanTram Nguyen and Katie Goodson-Thomas.
Producers are Tripp Vinson (Fountain of Youth, Murder Mystery), James Vanderbilt (Zodiac, Fountain of Youth), Bradley J. Fischer (Transformers), and William Sherak (Abigail, Scream). EPs are Chad Villella, Tara Farney, Greg Denny, Busick, Murphy, Weaving, and Paul Neinstein.
Geller is renowned for playing Buffy the Vampire Slayer as well as a slew of roles in genre movies like I Know What You Did Last Summer, Scream 2, the box office hit The Grudge, as well as the thriller Cruel Intentions and the live-action whodunnit Scooby-Doo films.
Wood recently starred in Oz Perkins’ The Monkey. He’s known his iconic portrayal of Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Wood’s other credits include Yellowjackets and I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore.
Hatosy stars on the widely watched Max Original drama series, The Pitt alongside Noah Wyle. Previously, Hatosy starred in two John Wells Productions series, Animal Kingdom and the Peabody Award winning Southland for which he was nominated for a Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor. Hatosy’s film credits include Robert Rodriguez’s cult favorite The Faculty, Michael Mann’s Public Enemies, and Nick Cassavetes’ films Alpha Dog and John Q.
Carbonell starred in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises. He also headlined Lost, Bates Motel and The Morning Show. Most recently, he won the 2024 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role in FX’s Shōgun.
Durand stars in the upcoming Paramount Pictures action comedy The Naked Gun and the IFC Films horror comedy Clown in a Cornfield, and recently starred in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and Abigail. His other film credits include Ballers, Resident Evil: Retribution, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and 3:10 to Yuma.
Cronenberg, of course, is known for his filmography as a quintessential horror filmmaker, his titles include The Fly, The Shrouds, Crimes of the Future, Maps to the Stars, and Cosmopolis to name a few.
Ready or Not was a notable cash cow for Searchlight, made for $6M and minting over $57M at the global box office.
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