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Talk to Me directors Danny and Michael Philippou wouldn’t be able to resist if given the chance to make a sequel to their debut film
A24 gave the Australian horror film Talk to Me (read our review at THIS LINK, watch our interview with the directors in the embed above) a theatrical release this past weekend – and while the movie was expected to draw in around 4 to 5 million, it actually exceeded expectations and had an opening weekend of $10 million. This is a very impressive opening weekend for a movie with a reported budget of $4.5m. It could be the beginning of a sequel. During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, directors Danny and Michael Philippou, who have a following of over 6 million subscribers on their YouTube channel RackaRacka, said they wouldn’t be able to resist making a sequel if they are given the opportunity.
While discussing the end of the film, Danny said, “Part of me is like, ‘Yeah, maybe it is done.’ The other part of me is like, ‘Oh, my God. Give me a follow-up, please. I have these set pieces I want to shoot so badly. This is the coolest ever thing.’ So if A24 said to me, “You know what? I’d want to do it so bad. I’d want to do it so bad.“
Michael added: “I guess a question would be, would you continue the story around Mia and those characters, or do you go to another part of the world? That’s a debate.” But it doesn’t sound like it would be too much of a debate, because Danny would find either option exciting to work on.
It’s not too surprising to hear that the Philippou brothers would be interested in working on a Talk to Me sequel, because while working on the first movie they put together a “thick Bible” of the concept’s mythology.
Talk to Me has the following synopsis: When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.
Sophia Wilde (You Don’t Know Me), Miranda Otto (Annabelle: Creation), Alexandra Jensen (Frayed), Joe Bird (First Day), Otis Djanji (Aquaman), and Zoe Terakes (Wentworth) star.
While it remains to be seen whether or not Talk to Me will be getting a sequel, the Philippou brothers have signed on to make a new film adaptation of the Street Fighter video game franchise.
Did you watch Talk to Me over the weekend, and would you like to see a sequel go into production? Please leave a comment below.
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