Talk to Me 2

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Danny and Michael Philippou "quickly signed on the dotted line for a Talk to Me sequel known as Talk 2 Me", following the 2023 release of the film that launched them as famous directors, according to a recent interview with THR:

What’s the latest on Talk 2 Me?

MICHAEL PHILIPPOU: Let’s ask Bill Hinzman. (Michael points directly at Danny.)

DANNY PHILIPPOU: You won’t get an answer!

THE PHILIPPOU BROTHERS (Laugh)

DANNY PHILIPPOU: We’ve got two versions of the script. We’ve written two sets of different characters in two different worlds that focus on two different themes. It’s about stepping away from it for enough time so that we can come back into it really reinvigorated and with a really fresh perspective. When we submitted Bring Her Back to some of the funding places, they were like, “What about Talk to Me 2?” So there was pressure from people. We had signed on for Talk to Me 2, and that was going to be the next project, but I was like, “I really, really want to make this one. Is it okay if I make this one?” So A24 was on board, and they allowed us to.

MICHAEL PHILIPPOU: To go straight into Talk to Me 2 always felt like it would just be capitalizing on hype, as opposed to what’s the right story we want to tell next. We needed a break from Talk to Me 2, so we can revisit it with fresh eyes and make sure that it works as its own story, without just going straight into it.

You said you have two different scripts. Is one more directly connected to the first movie than the other?

DANNY PHILIPPOU: Yeah, one is continuing the story exactly on, and then another one is focusing on a new set of characters.