It Follows 2: filming in 2026?

In any case, this is what Maika Monroe is teasing today.

Ten years after the surprise success of the horror film It Followsthe sequel is slow to see the light of day. Mentioned for a long time, to the point that a potential title is circulating (They Follow), it still has no date.

But Maika Monroe reassures and gives concrete news. Since crossed in Longlegsthe one who played Jay, a student haunted by a shape-shifting entity visible only to her, confirmed that she had read the new script — and that the project It Follows 2 was moving forward.

“I received the script and I found it incredible. It is also very different from the original. The first one was more dramatic and stylized, this one is much more anchored in reality”she explained in an interview with Discussing Film.

She adds:

“The sequel follows the story of two women who go through heavy mental ordeals. I found it to be a very interesting approach. If all goes well, filming could take place next year, that’s what I hear…”

This movie It Follows 2: They Followwill once again be directed and produced by David Robert Mitchell, already at the helm of the first opus. Maika Monroe will reprise her role as Jay, ten years after the events of the original film. Production will be handled by NEON.

Released in 2014, It Follows had marked the revival of independent horror cinema with its concept of a transmissible curse and its hypnotic atmosphere. The film grossed more than $23 million at the worldwide box office and propelled Maika Monroe to the rank of genre icon. She will also be this fall in a remake of The Hand on the Cradle.

No release date has yet been announced for It Follows 2.