Actress Maika Monroe has offered an update on They Follow, the sequel to It Follows that was announced two years ago. “I was sent the script, and I thought it was incredible. Also it’s very different from the original,” Monroe tells Discussing Film. “I felt the original is a little more heightened and dramatic, and […]
Actress Maika Monroe has offered an update on They Follow, the sequel to It Follows that was announced two years ago.
“I was sent the script, and I thought it was incredible. Also it’s very different from the original,” Monroe tells Discussing Film.
“I felt the original is a little more heightened and dramatic, and this I think is really quite grounded and sort of follows the story of these two women that are just mentally dealing with a lot. I thought it was really an interesting take on it.”
She adds, “Fingers crossed it happens. Next year is the rumor.”
Monroe will reprise her role as Jay Height, who was pursued by a supernatural entity in the 2014 modern horror classic. A decade later, the threat is everywhere.
Writer-director David Robert Mitchell is back and the helm. Composer Disasterpeace recently told me that he’s in talks to return for the sequel as well.
“I think where you’ll meet Jay at this point is maybe not what’s expected, but it’s so cool,” Monroe previously commented. “It’s just … bigger and darker and more fucked up.”
Neon and Good Fear Content are producing They Follow, which was originally expected to enter production in 2024. Let’s hope 2026 is the year it finally comes together.
Monroe can next be seen opposite Mary Elizabeth Winstead in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, a new take on the classic ’90s thriller, coming to Hulu tomorrow.
