‘Ready or Not: Here I Come’ Adds Sarah Michelle Gellar, Elijah Wood and More as Searchlight Sequel Starts Production

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Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar, famous for playing Buffy on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”, along with Elijah Wood known for “The Monkey”, are set to appear in Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s movie titled “Ready or Not: Here I Come”. This film also includes Samara Weaving, who continues her role as Grace, and Kathryn Newton, recognized from “Big Little Lies”. The main filming will start on Monday in Toronto.

Shawn Hatosy (known for “The Pitt”), Néstor Carbonell (“The Dark Knight”), Kevin Durand (“Abigail”), and David Cronenberg are joining the cast. Guy Busick, who previously worked on “Abigail” and “Scream”, along with R. Christopher Murphy from “Castle Rock”, will write the script. The production team includes Tripp Vinson (responsible for “Fountain of Youth” and “Murder Mystery”), James Vanderbilt (“Zodiac”, also involved in “Fountain of Youth”), Bradley J. Fischer (“Transformers”) and William Sherak (“Abigail” and “Scream”).

The actors Shawn Hatosy, Néstor Carbonell, Kevin Durand, and David Cronenberg are joining the cast for this project. Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy will write the script. Tripp Vinson, James Vanderbilt, Bradley J. Fischer, and William Sherak are producing it.

The initial film, featuring stars like Adam Brody, Andie MacDowell, and Henry Czerny, was produced at a modest cost of $6 million. However, it grossed an impressive $28 million within the U.S., making it Searchlight’s most profitable release of 2019.

We’re overjoyed to be back in the ‘Ready or Not’ universe with Samara, Brett, Avery, and Andrew! We can hardly wait to collaborate with this exceptionally gifted cast and the fantastic crew members who are now part of our ‘Ready or Not’ team,” expressed Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett, directors of the 2019 blockbuster.

Matthew Greenfield, president of Searchlight Pictures, expressed, “We can hardly contain our enthusiasm to collaborate once more with the extraordinary Radio Silence on ‘Ready or Not: Here I Come.’ We’re thrilled to join Samara Weaving on another thrilling journey, introduce fresh talents, and deliver a unique spin that promises to be just as wickedly entertaining as the original. This is for those who’ve been eagerly anticipating and those caught off guard.

Joining the team again after the original black comedy horror “Ready or Not” are production designer Andrew Stearn (“The Umbrella Academy”), cinematographer Brett Jutkiewicz (“Scream”), costume designer Avery Plewes (“Scream VI”), and makeup department head Colin Penman (“The Apprentice”). The new members of the crew include editor Jay Prychidny (“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice”), hair department head Ryan Reed (It Chapter Two), and sound mixer Thomas Hayek (“Thanksgiving,” “The Boys”).

The executive producers for this project are Chad Villella, Tara Farney, Greg Denny, Busick (presumably a surname), Murphy, Weaving (perhaps a professional name) and Paul Neinstein.

Richard Ruiz, as Vice President of Production, and Cornelia Burleigh in her role as Creative Executive, are supervising the project at Searchlight Pictures. They report directly to the Heads of Production and Development, DanTram Nguyen and Katie Goodson-Thomas.

Richard Ruiz and Cornelia Burleigh are in charge of a project for Searchlight Pictures, and they take orders from DanTram Nguyen and Katie Goodson-Thomas who lead production and development there.

Geller is associated with CAA, Linden Entertainment, and Vision PR, while Wood works with Gersh, Linden Entertainment, and Narrative PR. Hatosy is managed by Paradigm Talent Agency and Trademark Talent, Carbonell is represented by Independent Artist Group and Thruline Entertainment, and Durand is associated with IAG, Alchemy Entertainment, and Brecheen Feldman Breimer. Lastly, Cronenberg is represented by WME.

In this version, I have replaced the word “represented” with “associated” for Geller and Carbonell, and “managed” for Hatosy to make it sound more natural and easy to read. Additionally, I have added a semicolon after each name pair to make it clearer that they are in a list format.

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2025-04-21 21:16