Maika Monroe will reprise her role as Jay Height in the It Follows sequel, They Follow. It Follows‘ David Robert Mitchell returns as writer and director.
It Follows was a true sleeper hit, grossing $21 million worldwide during its 2015 theatrical run. Made for just $1.3 million, the R-rated horror/thriller currently sits at 95% fresh (with 272 reviews) on Rotten Tomatoes. Critics praised its impressive storytelling and called it a hidden gem and a real must-see.
They Follow is expected to begin principal photography in 2024. Writer/director Mitchell will produce along with It Follows producers David Kaplan, Erik Rommesmo, Rebecca Green, Laura Smith, and Good Fear Content’s Jake Weiner and Chris Bender.
Neon will be introducing the sequel to buyers at AFM this week.
Maika Monroe’s credits include Greta, Hot Summer Nights, Villains, Honey Boy, Significant Other, and Watcher. Monroe recently finished work on Longlegs, directed by Oz Perkins and co-starring Nicolas Cage.
Filmmaker David Robert Mitchell’s filmography includes 2010’s The Myth of the American Sleepover and 2018’s Under the Silver Lake with Andrew Garfield and Riley Keough. Mitchell’s in development on a film with Anne Hathaway set up at Warner Bros. and Bad Robot.
The It Follows Plot:
For 19-year-old Jay (Monroe), the fall should be about school, boys, and weekends at the lake. Yet, after a seemingly innocent sexual encounter, she suddenly finds herself plagued by nightmarish visions; she can’t shake the sensation that someone or something is following her. As the threat closes in, Jay and her friends must somehow escape the horrors that are only a few steps behind.
