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4. Explaining Samara Weaving's Return - Ready or Not 2

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Ready or Not was a terrifically entertaining horror romp, albeit one that seemed like a perfect one-off feature, enough that it was easy to assume the faint whispers of a possible sequel wouldn't ever amount to anything. But earlier this year, it was confirmed that a sequel was indeed in active development with a new director, Adam Robitel (Escape Room), and just recently, original star Samara Weaving was announced to be returning.

Yet for many, the most natural route for a Ready or Not sequel was a standalone follow-up focused on another person caught in the middle of a demonic ritual, rather than bringing Weaving's Grace back for an implausible second go-around. After all, on paper this has a lot of the same "gee golly, it's happening again!" energy that defined ridiculous sequels like Home Alone 2 and The Hangover Part II.

It'll require some seriously finessed writing to make audiences buy into this scenario befalling Grace once more, which isn't necessarily a great starting point creatively.

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