Movies Jessica Rothe Keeps the Hope Alive for Third ‘Happy Death Day’ Movie It’s now been five years since the release of sequel Happy Death Day 2U , Christopher Landon’s sequel to the Groundhog Day -style slasher movie from 2017. Both films star Jessica Rothe as final girl Tree Gelbman, and director Christopher Landon had been planning on bringing the character – and the actor – back for a third installment. So… where is it?! We’ve been talking about a potential for several years now, with the ball in producer Jason Blum’s court. Happy Death Day 3 Happy Death Day 2U scared up $64 million at the worldwide box office, a far cry from the first film’s $125 million. But with a reported production budget of just $9 million, that first sequel was profitable for Blumhouse. So again… where is it?! Chatting with Screen Geek this week while promoting her new action-thriller Boy Kills World , franchise star Jessica Rothe provided a hopeful update on Happy Death Day 3 . “ Well, I can say Chris Landon has the whole thing figured out ,” Rothe explains. “We just need to wait for Blumhouse and Universal to get their ducks in a row. Rothe continues in her comments to Screen Geek, “But my fingers are so crossed. I think Tree [Gelbman] deserves her third and final chapter to bring that incredible character and franchise to a close or a new beginning .” Back in 2020, Christopher Landon had revealed that the working title for the third installment was , said to be “different than the other two films.” Happy Death Day to Us In the meantime, Christopher Landon is directing a mysterious thriller titled Drop for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes, along with a werewolf movie titled Big Bad for Lionsgate. Movies ‘Kraven the Hunter’ Movie Now Releasing in December 2024 Sony returns to their own Marvel universe with the upcoming , which has been bumped all over the release schedule. This week, it’s been bumped once more. Kraven the Hunter There was a time when Sony was going to unleash Kraven in theaters in October 2023, but the film was then bumped to August 2024. It’ll now release on December 13, 2024 . Kraven the Hunter will be the very first Marvel movie from Sony to be released into theaters with an “R” rating, with lots of bloody violence being promised. Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as the title character, Marvel’s ultimate predator. “Kraven the Hunter is the visceral story about how and why one of Marvel’s most iconic villains came to be. Set before his notorious vendetta with Spider-Man, Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as the titular character in the R-rated film.” Ariana DeBose will play Calypso in the upcoming Kraven the Hunter movie. Christopher Abbott ( Possessor ) is playing The Foreigner, with Levi Miller ( Better Watch Out ) also on board. Alessandro Nivola ( The Many Saints of Newark ) will play another villain, but character details are under wraps. Russell Crowe and Fred Hechinger also star. J.C. Chandor ( A Most Violent Year ) is directing Kraven the Hunter . The screenplay was written by Art Marcum & Matt Holloway and Richard Wenk .
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