It feels like it came out years ago, but we’re actually only
nearing the first anniversary of Heart Eyes, Screen Gems’ Valentine’s Day-themed slasher from director Josh Ruben (Scare Me,
Werewolves Within).
Heart
Eyes quickly gained a cult following with word of mouth
propelling the film’s box office to an even stronger second weekend, a rare
feat for pretty much any movie. It would end its run at $33M worldwide, opening
the door for sequel conversations.
In the film, a masked maniac with glowing, red eyes returns
every Valentine’s Day to slaughter unsuspecting couples. When a cynical ad
executive and her hopelessly romantic colleague become the next target, they
decide to fight back and end the reign of terror. It starred Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding.
With Valentine’s Day just weeks away, DREAD CENTRAL
is hearing exclusively that Ruben is sharpening his knife for a Heart Eyes sequel and
has recently completed a script.
Ruben is also prepping for Wilderness
Reform, another Paramount project announced late last year.
No word on when this will go into production, but a sequel has
not yet been officially announced, so this is welcome news.
Last February, Ruben shared his vision on how he would approach
a sequel…or sequels.
“I’ll put it this way: You could replicate the structure of any
great rom-com, from His Girl Friday to Defending Your Life, and you
could drop Heart Eyes into the
center of that story, and have him flash and slash about,” he told Variety.
“That’s what’s exciting about this: There’s an opportunity that
we could have whoever the filmmaker was — certainly, I’d be interested —
genuinely trying to create or replicate that rom-com, or the feeling of a Bridget Jones or Love Actually or what
have you, but actually have those people terrified by this psychopathic
killer.”
Keep your eyes on Dread Central. We’ll keep you posted on
official updates as they come in.
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