Six years ago, Ready or Not arrived without ceremony and left with a body count. Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, the film turned a wedding night into a blood sport and made a star out of Samara Weaving’s Grace—wide-eyed, furious, and very hard to kill. Critics called it darkly funny and unapologetically violent. Audiences simply called it unforgettable.
Now the duo returns with Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, a sequel that picks up where survival left off. Grace is no longer the outsider bride. She’s something else now—hardened, aware, and still trapped in the orbit of a family curse that doesn’t believe in happy endings. This time, she’s not alone. Her estranged sister enters the frame, adding blood ties to a story already soaked in betrayal.
The cast expands with calculated precision. Kathryn Newton brings volatility, while Sarah Michelle Gellar steps back into the horror arena with the kind of presence that defined a generation. Elijah Wood adds unpredictability, and David Cronenberg—a man synonymous with cinematic unease—appears in front of the camera, lending the sequel an extra layer of menace.
Radio Silence, the filmmaking collective behind the original, understands what made the first film work. It wasn’t just the violence. It was the tension of watching someone refuse to break. Grace didn’t survive by accident. She survived because she adapted. Sequels live or die on whether they respect that evolution. Early footage suggests this one does.
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come hits theaters next month, and the message is clear: the game never ended. It just waited for Grace to come back and finish it.
Last modified: February 25, 2026
