{"id":208222,"date":"2025-12-24T07:32:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T07:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/208222\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T07:32:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T07:32:09","slug":"ready-or-not-2-gets-new-theatrical-release-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/208222\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Ready or Not 2’ Gets New Theatrical Release Date"},"content":{"rendered":"

Horror fans have reason to be excited about a new release date for Ready or Not 2: Here I Come<\/a>. The sequel to 2019’s hit comedic action-horror film Ready or Not sees Samara Weaving return as Grace in another bloody battle for survival. Audiences were originally anticipating the film’s April 10 release date, but Searchlight, the studio behind the sequel, has sought to bump the movie up a few weeks.<\/p>\n

As reported by Deadline<\/a>, Ready or Not 2 is now slated to hit theaters on March 27, 2026. While that is just a few weeks earlier than it was meant to debut in cinemas, it’s notable for the horror film competition that has already claimed the release date. Warner Bros. is currently planning<\/a> to release the horror film They Will Kill You on the same date. The WB offering is also said to lean into potentially comedic notes, and it similarly features a woman struggling against those around her, though in a vastly different manner.<\/p>\n

With Searchlight moving Ready or Not 2 to the same March 27 release, it speaks to the studio’s confidence in the horror sequel. The first film was a surprise hit when it premiered in 2019, and the sequel is likely to capture similar attention upon release. They Will Kill You is currently<\/a> an unproven quantity, making it the new underdog hitting theaters that weekend, despite a cast that includes Zazie Beetz and Tom Felton. The WB horror offering may move its release date to avoid competition, but the move bodes well for Ready or Not 2.<\/p>\n

What Can Audiences Expect From ‘Ready or Not 2’?<\/p>\n

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come has teased fans with a trailer that sets the stakes for the horror comedy sequel. The follow-up picks up shortly after the first film, with Weaving’s Grace facing the consequences of her actions in Ready or Not<\/a>. She is again faced with another fight, with the sequel pitting her against multiple families looking to hunt her down and kill her. However, the latest entry ups the ante, as when Grace initially refuses, the families reveal that her sister Faith will be joining her, spurring her to action.<\/p>\n

The cast of Ready or Not 2 has also expanded with stellar additions. Weaving is joined by Kathryn Newton as her sister Faith, and the families hunting them include Sarah Michelle Gellar, Elijah Wood, Nestor Carbonell, Shawn Hatosy, Kevin Durand, and David Cronenberg. The sequel also has directors Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, who parlayed their success with Ready or Not into directing 2022’s Scream and Scream VI.<\/p>\n

Ready or Not 2 promises to deliver<\/a> the same bloody thrills as the first entry, with new stakes and family dynamics to keep things fresh. Audiences have a few months before they can judge the sequel for themselves. Still, the studio’s release date move is a good omen for the follow-up, with the studio confident that fans will easily choose it over the competition.<\/p>\n

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Release Date<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 10, 2026<\/p>\n

Director<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett<\/p>\n

Writers<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGuy Busick, R. Christopher Murphy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Horror fans have reason to be excited about a new release date for Ready or Not 2: Here…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":208223,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[93,61,60,270],"class_list":["post-208222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208222"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208222\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/208223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}