‘They Follow’: Maika Monroe Says ‘It Follows’ Sequel (Finally) Filming This Summer
It’s been more than a decade since Maika Monroe broke out in It Follows (2014), one of the most acclaimed […]
It’s been more than a decade since Maika Monroe broke out in It Follows (2014), one of the most acclaimed horror films of 2014.
A sequel was finally announced in 2023, revealing that director David Robert Mitchell and Maika Monroe would reunite for They Follow at NEON.
While principal photography was initially planned for 2024, scheduling conflicts delayed the production and pushed it into last year as well. Speaking at SXSW this weekend, Monroe told the crowd that the current plan is to (finally) begin filming this summer.
“I did this tiny little movie called It Follows at the very beginning of my career,” she told the crowd. “We’re filming the sequel this summer.”
She continues: “It’s been very cool to see… this character that’s so important to me… see where she is ten years later.”
In the original film, Monroe’s Jay Height becomes the target of a mysterious supernatural force that begins stalking her after a sexual encounter. In the sequel, the threat has spread, and now it’s EVERYWHERE.
“It’s not at all what I expected, where you would find Jay, which I thought was really interesting,” Monroe teased earlier this year. “I was like, ‘Whoa! Cool,’ which I think the audience will probably have a similar reaction.”
More soon.
