Maika Monroe is set to reprise her role in writer and director David Robert Mitchell’s It Follows sequel.
This was Monroe’s breakout role, and she is excited to be returning for the sequel and to work with Mitchell again.
Monroe plays Jamie “Jay” Height, a teenage girl who is pursued by a supernatural entity that latches onto her after her first sexual encounter.
During a recent interview with Collider, the actress talked about the director and her thoughts on the sequel.
Monroe said: “David is brilliant. I mean, he is brilliant. The whole movie transformed at that point. It was changing the game in the genre, and he wouldn’t ever make a sequel if he didn’t think it was going to top it.
She went on to say that she read the script he wrote and how excited she is for the film: “He’s very specific, turns down so many…
“He just knows what he wants to do and what he wants to make. I mean, at first I’m like, ‘Oh, a sequel? Where are we going to go here?’ And I read it, and it’s just so f***ing good. It’s so good. I’m so excited.”
She went in to tease what we can exact from the sequel, saying: “I think where you’ll meet Jay at this point is maybe not what’s expected, but it’s so cool.”
Monroe continued to hype the project saying: It’s just, of course, as everyone says for sequels, literally, though, is just bigger and darker and more f***ed up. Reading it was the craziest thing ever.
“I am so excited for this role. It’s been a long time since I’ve been this excited to delve into something. There’s a lot there to play with, and I think it’s going to be incredibly challenging, for sure, but so fulfilling. Working with David, I can’t wait.”
The first movie didn’t quite click with me like a lot of other horror fans. I love horror movies, but I found myself laughing through It Follows because I thought the concept was hilarious. I don’t think that was the intent, but the movie certainly didn’t scare me.
Did you like the first film and are you excited about the sequel?