‘Happy Death Day’ Sequel Is Now Called ‘Happy Death Day 2U’, Hitting Theaters On Valentine’s Day
TheHappy Death Daysequel is coming, and it officially has the best name ever. The follow-up to Blumhouse’s horror riff onGroundhog Dayis officially calledHappy Death Day 2U.What’s not to love?Happy Death Day 2Uwill find its way to theaters in time for Valentine’s Day in 2019, so grab the hand of the one you love and get ready to spend a romantic evening with Blumhouse.
Happy Death Daymay have looked like a cheap knock-off ofGroundhog Day(orEdge of Tomorrow, for that matter), but it was surprisingly fun. More than that, it was a hit (taking in $123 million worldwide), which means Blumhouse is ready for a sequel.Happy Death Day 2Uwill hit theatersFebruary 14, 2019. In case you’ve yet to see the first film, here’s the synopsis:
Jessica Rothe, who played Tree (cool name!), is back for the sequel. As for what the sequel is about, details are vague. All we know is that “Tree will discover that dying over and over was surprisingly easier than the dangers that lie ahead.“Christopher Landon, who directed the first film, will serve as writer-director on this sequel.
“Chris has done this incredible thing where the sequel,” Rothe toldCollider, “the way he described it to me, elevates the movie from being a horror movie – and I wouldn’t even say it’s just a horror movie because it’s a horror, comedy, rom-com drama – into aBack to the Futuretype of genre film where the sequel joins us right from where we left off, it explains a lot of things in the first one that didn’t get explained, and it elevates everything. I was really pleased to know that we weren’t just gonna be pushing all the buttons that people loved the first time, over and over again, ‘cause I think that gets old. I’m really excited to see if it comes to fruition and, if it does, what the final product looks like.”
