Happy Death Day 3has gotten an exciting update from the franchise director and main star. Helmed by Christopher Landon, 2017’sHappy Death Daywas aGroundhog Day-style horror movie wherein a college student gets stuck in atime loopand has to relive the fateful day she gets murdered, over and over again. The movie featured a leading cast including Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Ruby Modine, and Charles Aitken. The movie was followed up byHappy Death Day 2Uin 2019, and a third film was floated.
Speaking at the American Cinematheque (viaBloody Disgusting), Rothe and Landon provide an update onHappy Death Day 3. In a confident statement, Rothe stated thatHappy Death Day 3"is moving forward." Landon confirmed this fact, echoing the same statement by saying “it is moving forward.” The director and actor did not say anything as to the production timeline or plot details for the threequel. Check out their full quotes below:
What This Means For Happy Death Day 3
Happy Death Day 3 Has A Complicated History
The development history has been rocky forHappy Death Day 3. Despite theHappy Death Day 2Uendingfeaturing a post-credits tease, Landon said in 2019 that there was no sequel in active development. The conversation then shifted in early 2020, when Jason Blum said that he was pushing for another movie to be made. Still, the progress onHappy Death Day 3was slow despite Landon revealing some plot details over the years.
After Landon provided a further tease about the film last month, his and Rothe’s statements seem to more concretely confirm thatHappy Death Day 3is going to happen. At this point, it has been six years since a film in the franchise last hit the big screen. In that time, Landon has gone on to makethis year’s thriller filmDrop, which hits wide release next weekend. Given this history, it does not seem like Landon is in any rush to makeHappy Death Day 3, even if the movie is still happening.
Our Take On The Happy Death Day 3 News
Its Release Will Be Spaced Out From A Similar Horror Film
While it is exciting to know thatHappy Death Day 3is finally happening, it is probably good that its release is not imminent. The end of this month will see the release of thevideo game adaptation filmUntil Dawn, which has a very similar structure to the films in Landon’s franchise in that it employs a time loop and repeat deaths. As such, it would be good marketing wise forHappy Death Day 3to be pretty far separated fromUntil Dawn, so as to avoid confusion between the two films.
