Sarah Michelle Gellar’s incredible 2025 continues. It’s now been confirmed that the returning star of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Dexter: Original Sin will also be appearing in the upcoming sequel to 2019’s Ready or Not. The upcoming sequel has also added Lord of the Rings and Yellowjackets‘ Elijah Wood to the cast.
Cameras are currently rolling on the sequel which is once again produced by Radio Silence. Rounding out the cast are Shawn Hatosy, Néstor Carbonell, Kevin Durand, Kathryn Newton and David Cronenberg plus the returning Samara Weaving.
“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.”
Back in 2019 the original Ready or Not grossed an impressive $57M worldwide off an incredible $6M budget making it a dead cert to receive the sequel treatment.