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Thanksgiving 2 is set to begin filming in March 2025, revealed Eli Roth during a recent interview with IndieWire. The filmmaker confirmed that the sequel is currently in “soft prep,” several actors are slated to return, and the script is written (once again by Roth and Jeff Rendell). All that is left is for Roth and TriStar Pictures (a.k.a. Sony) to agree on a budget.
“We’re upping the ante but we are not going to do it with more money,” Roth shared. “That keeps it tight and lean and mean and forces us to make decisions. There’s a lot of setting up that we did in the first one that we don’t have to deal with now. It can just be all pay-off.” For reference, the first Thanksgiving was made on a budget of $15 million.
Roth also shared that he aims to deliver an epic, “no bullshit,” cat-and-mouse chase akin to Mute Witness (1995) and the Kathleen/Carver/pitchfork sequence from the first Thanksgiving.
“I’ve come up with stuff that is going to be a challenge. And I want it to be a challenge to pull off. Because if I’ve come up with the stuff that I think will make the best kills, then I’m going to do it like I’m never going to make another movie again,” he revealed.
Thanksgiving 2 is expected to hit theaters in 2025, although an exact release date hasn’t been announced yet by TriStar.
Did you enjoy Thanksgiving? You can read Val’s review of the 2023 slasher here.
