Like any good slasher, The Blackening will return for another round of killings.
It’s being reported that MRC and Lionsgate are in early development of a sequel to The Blackening with filmmakers Dewayne Perkins and Tracy Oliver.
Variety confirms the studios “have entered into talks with Perkins, Oliver, and producer E. Brian Dobbins to develop a follow-up” to the horror comedy. One of the more interesting parts of the story, though, is original director Tim Story has not been announced as returning, although that could potentially change as the sequel nears production.
The Blackening was released last year to generally positive reviews and the film was a hit at the box office, grossing $18.5 million from a budget of just $5 million.
The Blackening centers around a group of Black friends who reunite for a Juneteenth weekend getaway only to find themselves trapped in a remote cabin with a twisted killer. Forced to play by his rules, the friends soon realize this ain’t no motherf****** game.
Directed by Tim Story (Ride Along, Think Like A Man, Barbershop) and screenplay and screen story by Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip, Harlem) & Dewayne Perkins (The Amber Ruffin Show, Brooklyn Nine-Nine), The Blackening skewers genre tropes and poses the sardonic question: if the entire cast of a horror movie is Black, who dies first?
The Blackening features a cast that includes Grace Byers, Jermaine Fowler, Melvin Gregg, X Mayo, Dewayne Perkins, Antoinette Robertson, Sinqua Walls, Jay Pharoah, and Yvonne Orji.
