First Images from ‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’ Online

Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Elijah Wood are among the new cast members for the follow-up to the wildly entertaining horror comedy thriller.

(L to R) Kathryn Newton and Samara Weaving in 'Ready or Not 2: Here I Come.' Photo: Searchlight Pictures/Pief Weyman, Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2025 Searchlight Pictures. All Rights Reserved.

Preview:

The first images from ‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’ are online.
Samara Weaving returns, with Kathryn Newton playing her estranged sister.
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett are once again in the director’s chair.

When the first sequel to magician heist movie ‘Now You See Me’ came out, there was widespread dismay that it wasn’t called ‘Now You See Me, Now You Don’t.’ While this year’s threequel has finally employed that title, the filmmakers behind 2019’s horror comedy thriller ‘Ready or Not’ are not wasting their own opportunity for a title pun.

Yes, ‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’ is on the way next year and the first images are online.

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Returning from the original (since, er, she was pretty much the only one to survive), is Samara Weaving’s Grace, still fighting for her life (see more on the story below).

And the Radio Silence collective, including directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, are also all back.

What was the story of ‘Ready or Not’?

(L to R: Juan Pablo Romero, Nestor Carbonell, Varun Saranga, Maša Lizdek, Shawn Hatosy, Samara Weaving, Nadeem Umar-Khitab, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Daniel Beirne, Kathryn Newton, Antony Hall, and Olivia Cheng in 'Ready or Not 2: Here I Come.' Photo: Searchlight Pictures/Pief Weyman, Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2025 Searchlight Pictures. All Rights Reserved.

The original movie followed a young bride (Weaving’s Grace) as she joined her new husband’s (Mark O’Brien) rich, eccentric family (which included Adam Brody, Henry Czerny, Andie MacDowell) in a time-honored tradition that turned into a lethal game with everyone fighting for their survival.

Writers Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy returned to craft the chaos, and we have an official synopsis: Moments after surviving an all-out attack from the Le Domas family, Grace discovers she’s reached the next level of the nightmarish game –– and this time with her estranged sister Faith (Kathryn Newton) at her side.

Grace has one chance to survive, keep her sister alive, and claim the High Seat of the Council that controls the world. Four rival families are hunting her for the throne, and whoever wins rules it all.

New to the ensemble besides Newton for this one are Sarah Michelle Gellar, Elijah Wood, Shawn Hatosy, Néstor Carbonell, David Cronenberg and Kevin Durand.

‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’: the filmmakers speak

(L to R): Kathryn Newton and Samara Weaving in 'Ready or Not 2: Here I Come.' Photo: Searchlight Pictures/Pief Weyman, Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2025 Searchlight Pictures. All Rights Reserved.

Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett are clearly happy to be back at it:

“We’re thrilled to be returning to the world of ‘Ready or Not’ with Samara, Brett, Avery and Andrew and so excited to work with this immensely talented cast and the incredible artists across every department joining the ‘Ready or Not’ family.”

When will ‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’ be in theaters?

(L to R): Sarah Michelle Gellar and Shawn Hatosy in 'Ready or Not 2: Here I Come.' Photo: Searchlight Pictures/Pief Weyman, Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2025 Searchlight Pictures. All Rights Reserved.

The movie has already planted a flag –– let’s be honest, more likely a pickaxe –– in an April 10, 2026 release date.