Particle.news

Searchlight Drops Second Trailer for 'Ready or Not 2: Here I Come' Before March 20 Release

The new footage signals a larger, bloodier sequel from the returning Radio Silence team ahead of its SXSW debut.

Overview

  • Searchlight Pictures released a second official trailer and a new poster on February 5 for the horror-comedy sequel.
  • The story resumes immediately after the first film as Grace must protect her sister Faith and face four rival families to claim the High Seat that controls the world.
  • A world premiere is set for early March at the SXSW Film & TV Festival ahead of the U.S. theatrical opening on March 20, 2026.
  • Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett and writers Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy return with Samara Weaving, joined by Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Elijah Wood, and David Cronenberg.
  • The film is rated R for strong bloody violence, gore, pervasive language, and brief drug use, with coverage noting a bigger scale and heightened supernatural elements.