Samara Weaving's New Horror Movie Only Makes Me Want A Sequel To Her 89% Hit Even More (2024)

Although Azrael looks like a fun showcase for star Samara Weaving, its trailer has just reminded me how much I want to see a follow-up to 2019’s Ready Or Not. Samara Weaving has an impressive career, with some of the star’s biggest hits being horror movies. Ash Vs Evil Dead gave Weaving an early minor role, but it was 2017’s The Babysitter that made her a star. Weaving dominated that horror-comedy as the titular babysitter, a murderous monster who managed to be both funny and appealing while also convincing as a demonic villain.

Since then, Weaving has parlayed her success into supporting roles in Babylon, Scream VI, and Bill & Ted Face The Music. However, her most critically acclaimed movie was 2019’s Ready Or Not. A satirical horror thriller, Ready Or Not saw Weaving star as a bride who is informed on her wedding night that she will only become part of her husband’s family if she can escape their clutches throughout her long wedding night. Otherwise, the amoral rich brood plans to sacrifice her to the devil. Ready Or Not’s killer ending cemented Weaving’s status as an underrated contemporary scream queen.

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Since Ready or Not, Weaving has branched out into other genres to showcase her range. The star appeared in 2022’s romantic comedy The Valet and the same year’s historical drama Chevalier before she gained a supporting role in director Damien Chazelle’s infamous Hollywood epic Babylon. A cameo in Scream VI saw Weaving return to the world of horror, but 2024’s upcoming Azrael marks Weaving’s first supernatural horror movie since 2020’s The Babysitter: Killer Queen. While Azrael’s trailer looks promising, it does make me wish that there was any news of Ready Or Not 2.

Ready Or Not left Weaving’s character in a perfect position to return in a potential sequel, and the years since have seen the movie only grow in acclaim and popularity. Ready Or Not’s prescient satire of class politics was copied by countless later movies and shows and its directorial duo, Radio Silence, went on to make Scream 2022, Scream VI, and 2024’s hit Abigail. As such, there is no better time for Ready Or Not 2’s arrival. Azrael’s trailer even looks like Ready Or Not, as both movies force Weaving’s heroine to contend with unhinged humans and supernatural threats.

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Since Weaving appeared in The Babysitter: Killer Queen, there is no reason to think the actor wouldn’t be willing to come back for Ready Or Not 2. The sequel would need to focus on a new protagonist, but Weaving’s original heroine could play a role akin to the supporting part that Neve Campbell’s Sidney had in Scream 2022. This could turn Ready Or Not’s heroine from a memorable heroine into a returning Final Girl in the vein of Halloween 2018’s Laurie Strode. Since Azrael proves Weaving is still invested in supernatural horror, I can’t wait for Ready Or Not’s follow-up.

Ready or Not

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Horror

Comedy

Thriller

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Director

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin , Tyler Gillett

Release Date

August 21, 2019

Studio(s)

Mythology Entertainment , Vinson Films , Radio Silence Productions

Writers

R. Christopher Murphy , Guy Busick

Cast

Nat Faxon , Kate Ziegler , Elyse Levesque , Chase Churchill , Elana Dunkelman , Andie MacDowell , Liam MacDonald , Mark O'Brien , Nicky Guadagni , Adam Brody​ , Henry Czerny , Ethan Tavares , Kristian Bruun , Melanie Scrofano , Samara Weaving , Etienne Kellici , John Ralston

Runtime

95 minutes