{"id":384197,"date":"2026-03-14T03:17:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T03:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/384197\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T03:17:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T03:17:09","slug":"samara-weaving-provides-bloody-good-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/384197\/","title":{"rendered":"Samara Weaving Provides Bloody Good Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Glenn-Garner-Review-Badge.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"400\" width=\"150\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe honeymoon is far from over for <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/samara-weaving\/\" id=\"auto-tag_samara-weaving\" data-tag=\"samara-weaving\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Samara Weaving<\/a>\u2018s final girl Grace in <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/ready-or-not\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ready-or-not\" data-tag=\"ready-or-not\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ready or Not<\/a> 2: Here I Come, which world premiered at <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/sxsw\/\" id=\"auto-tag_sxsw\" data-tag=\"sxsw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SXSW<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe sequel picks up where Radio Silence\u2019s (Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin) 2019 comedy horror sleeper hit left off, with the recently widowed bride covered in blood on the front steps of her burning groom\u2019s family mansion, after they just tried to sacrifice her during a satanic game of hide-and-seek.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tWaking up in the hospital, Grace is reunited with her younger sister Faith (<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/kathryn-newton\/\" id=\"auto-tag_kathryn-newton\" data-tag=\"kathryn-newton\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kathryn Newton<\/a>), who is still her emergency contact despite years of estrangement. But the reunion is quickly crashed by more rich cultists who must carry out the sacrifice the Le Domas family failed to complete, with the winner of this new round of hide-and-seek gaining control of the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe stakes have never been higher than in the sequel, nor has the amount of gore. Following the shock ending of the first film, which saw the remaining members of the Le Domas clan exploding into a splash of blood, one by one, the gag hilariously runs rampant throughout the film, as the competing families learn the consequences of breaking their satanic benefactor Mr. Le Bail\u2019s rules.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThat\u2019s where Elijah Wood\u2019s nameless Lawyer comes into play, keeping the families in check as they compete for the High Council seat and the one ring to rule them all (yes, seriously). His character helps broaden the lore created in the first movie, while leaving room for a return in a potential trilogy conclusion. Meanwhile, Wood commands the screen in the creepy villainous role.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tBut Weaving and Newton provide the emotional center with their complicated chemistry as two sisters who must rely on each other to survive until dawn, matching comedic wits just as seamlessly as they unpack years of familial pain on screen. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/sarah-michelle-gellar\/\" id=\"auto-tag_sarah-michelle-gellar\" data-tag=\"sarah-michelle-gellar\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sarah Michelle Gellar<\/a> and Shawn Hatosy offset the sibling bond between Grace and Faith, representing a much more privileged, albeit dark, upbringing. While the pair shows genuine care for each other, their differing approaches to defending their father\u2019s seat intensifies throughout the film to a chilling peak.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tMeanwhile, another talented ensemble plays this film\u2019s flock of privileged elites including Gellar, Hatosy, David Cronenberg, Kevin Durand, N\u00e9stor Carbonell, Maia Jae and Olivia Cheng. Each representing an entire dynasty, none of the cast is wasted in this battle royale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThis action-packed, blood-soaked sequel is just what fans have been waiting for the past seven years, hopefully paving the way for a trilogy in this sinister world Radio Silence has created. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Title:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/ready-or-not-2\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ready-or-not-2\" data-tag=\"ready-or-not-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ready or Not 2<\/a>: Here I Come<br \/><strong>Festival:<\/strong> SXSW (Headliner)<br \/><strong>Distributor:<\/strong>\u00a0Searchlight Pictures<br \/><strong>Release date:<\/strong>\u00a0March 20, 2026<br \/><strong>Directors:<\/strong>\u00a0Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett<br \/><strong>Screenwriters:<\/strong> Guy Busick, R. Christopher Murphy<br \/><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, N\u00e9stor Carbonell, David Cronenberg, Elijah Wood<br \/><strong>Running time:<\/strong>\u00a01 hr 48 mins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The honeymoon is far from over for Samara Weaving\u2018s final girl Grace in Ready or Not 2: Here&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":384198,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[263],"tags":[18,117,19,17,81255,327,114905,23674,116345,43431,52493,62590],"class_list":["post-384197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-kathryn-newton","tag-movies","tag-ready-or-not","tag-ready-or-not-2","tag-ready-or-not-2-here-i-come","tag-samara-weaving","tag-sarah-michelle-gellar","tag-sxsw"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116225365988863767","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=384197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384197\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/384198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=384197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=384197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=384197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}