The directors behind the best horror of 2023 announce their secretive next movie with Shape of Water star

A new horror from Talk to Me directors is in the works

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Talk to Medirectors Danny and Michael Philippou have set their next movie atA24. Called Bring Her Back, the upcoming horror film will featureShape of Waterstar Sally Hawkins and is due to begin production in the summer.

The news was confirmed byDeadline, who also announced that the producers behindThe Babadookare involved in the follow-up to the wildly successful Talk to Me. At the moment, plot details are under wraps on the next film, but the Philippou brothers did give GamesRadar+ some insight on it back in 2023while speaking about the Talk to Me sequel.

“Yeah, Bring Her Back. It’s like the closest [to being made], and I feel so connected to it,” Michael shared. “I’m so excited to do it. I definitely would love for that to be next. I’d love to shoot that ASAP. But it all relies on casting and contracting and all that sort of stuff. But we’re hungry. We’re just like, ‘I’m ready to go straight away.'”

Posting onInstagramback in 2021, they shared an image of the title page too, confirming that they’d finished writing it. The new project marks their first major follow-up to Talk To Me, whichbecame A24’s highest-grossing horror movieand is widely regarded as one of the best horror movies of recent years.

Bring Her Back marks Hawkins’s first major horror role too, with her closest brush with the genre being 2017’s Oscar-winning The Shape of Water. Directed by Guillermo del Toro, the dark fantasy is Hawkins’ most recognizable role, but she’s also starred inHappy-Go-Lucky,Paddington, and Godzilla.

For more scares, check out the otherupcoming horror movieson the way and our guide to thebest horror moviesof all time.

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I’m the Deputy Entertainment Editor here at GamesRadar+, covering TV and film for the Total Film and SFX sections online. I previously worked as a Senior Showbiz Reporter and SEO TV reporter at Express Online for three years. I’ve also written for The Resident magazines and Amateur Photographer, before specializing in entertainment.

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