Filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou (aka RackaRacka) are currently celebrating the success of their A24 horror thriller “Talk to Me” which opened last weekend in the U.S. and Australia to rave reviews and strong box-office.
Now it appears the pair have followed in the footsteps of Ti West as they have revealed to THR that they have an already shot prequel to the film done – this one focusing on the previous owner of the cursed hand Duckett (Sunny Johnson) seen in the film’s cold open.
It’s not clear if this is a feature-length prequel or more likely a short, but it sounds like it does fit into the ‘screen life’ genre of films where the story takes place entirely across computer screens and smartphones.
Danny Philippou explains to the outlet: “We actually shot an entire Duckett prequel already. It’s told entirely through the perspective of mobile phones and social media, so maybe down the line we can release that.
He also spoke about the possibility of a sequel, saying: “While writing the first film, you can’t help but write scenes for a second film. So there are so many scenes. The mythology was so thick, and if A24 gave us the opportunity, we wouldn’t be able to resist. I feel like we’d jump at it.”
The A24 film pulled in $10 million against a reported $4.5 million production budget last weekend, the second biggest A24 film opening behind “Hereditary”.
The filmmakers also have a “Street Fighter” reboot in the works.
