If you haven’t seen it Passion Still, where were you? 20-year-old director wunderkind Ken Parsons may also have recently unleashed existential hell back room and delivered A24’s biggest hit to date, but the real horror film success story of the year so far belongs to Curry Barker’s twisted, zany non-rom-com. For those unaware: The film is about a boy (Michael Johnston) who uses a cursed toy called the “One Wish Willow” to make his crush fall madly in love with him, and she becomes, well, violently obsessed. It’s gruesome, kind of evil, and a good time at the movies, which is why it’s made $230 million on its $750k budget so far, making more money in the US than the latest. star wars Shock.
An actual verbal hit is a beautiful thing to watch, even when said hit results in someone’s skull being smashed against the steering wheel. And even if passion Passion Not quite finished yet, all eyes are on what Barker does next. The good news: Their follow-up is already in the works.
Aaron Paul and Bryce Dallas Howard have signed it anything but ghostsWhich follows two fake paranormal investigators who unravel when they come face to face with the real paranormal. Barker is writing the film with Cooper Tomlinson, who plays betrayed best friend Ian Passion And ready to act too anything but ghosts. Barker himself is also on the cast list, though he may not actually be on screen this time. (He also made a brief cameo as the voice of the useless One Wish Willow customer service representative.)
Nothing else is known about it anything but ghostsBut Barker has teased that the film will exist in the same universe Passion. (OCU: Passion Cinematic Universe?) In a screening Q&A, he revealed that he included a reference to the tragic outcome of Cursed Desire (spoilers ahead): “There’s like a news article on the next movie where you hear a news anchor talking about a triple homicide by a woman.” It looks like poor Nikki is getting the blame for her friends’ fate – and hey, it’s probably hard to explain to the police that you were possessed by a demonic entity.
This raises an obvious question: What about the obvious? Passion sequel? (We all know how movie studios are – stumble upon a cash cow, milk it for what it’s worth.) The news is that negotiations are still underway. passion 2But producer James Harris recently reported Diversity He hopes it will start “sooner rather than later.” Now it’s a question of Barker’s availability as he is the horror master on everyone’s lips.
Case in point: Indie fave A24 has tapped Barker to revive Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise with a film reboot that he will write and direct. (Since acquiring the rights, the studio has been working solely on the Leatherface-Glen Powell and long walk Writer JT Molnar is also developing a separate TV series.) Barker has deep chainsaw Tobe Hooper’s horror classic was an important inspiration for him to become a director after seeing the film at the age of 11.
“I think of it as respecting the source material,” he said. Said About his upcoming take. “I absolutely love the original movie, but I want to do something different. I’m not going to stray too far from what we know, but rather strengthen it. Really, I want to lean into the discomfort of the family. I want to lean into the raw story of what’s going on there. There’s something going on at that farm.” Considering those crooked places Passion Barker will be right at home Texas Chainsaw World. Invest in your Barker shares early, we’re looking at a horror writer’s earnings – and he’s moving fast.
This article was originally published in British GQ.
