‘The Blackening’ Sequel Is Happening: Here’s What We Know

Source:
Courtesy
/
Lionsgate

The
Blackening sequel
has
been
confirmed
after
the
horror

comedy
became
a
huge
box
office
hit
earlier
this
year.
Check
out
what
we
know
about
the
upcoming

film
inside.

According
to Variety, producer
MRC
and
domestic
distributor
Lionsgate
began
conversations
with
the
movie’s
creators
Dewayne
Perkins
and Tracy
Oliver,
and
producer
E.
Brian
Dobbins
for
a
follow
up
film
to
the
hit
movie,
which
was
released
on
Juneteenth
this
year.

The
Blackening first
premiered
in
2022
as
a
TIFF
Midnight
Madness
selection.
The
theatrical
release
on
Juneteenth
weekend
2023
garnered
in
$2.5
million
on
its
first
day
of
release
and
reached
$6
million
during
opening
weekend
overall.
This
proved
to
be
solid
numbers
for
a
film
with
a
$3
million
production
budget.

“Same
group,
sprinkle
in
some
new
people.
I
feel
like
we’ve
got
something
good,
and
I
love
the
dynamic,
but
fresh
blood
always
turns
things
up
a
little
bit,”
Perkins
told

Variety,
suggesting
that
follow-up
films
would
be
comparable
to
the
Scary
Movie
franchise,
following
mostly
the
same
core
group
of
characters.

The
Blackening
stars
Antoinette
Robertson,
Perkins,
Sinqua
Walls,
Grace
Byers,
X
Mayo,
Melvin
Gregg,
Jermaine
Fowler,
Yvonne
Orji,
and
Jay
Pharoah.
Marcei
A.
Brown,
Jason
Clark,
Dobbins,
Oliver,
Story,
and
Sharla
Sumpter
Bridgett
produced
the
film.
Perkins
serves
as
a
co-producer
with
Vicky
Story
as
associate
producer.

The
official
film
description
reads:

The
Blackening
follows
a
group
of
Black
friends
reunited
for
a
Juneteenth
weekend
getaway
only
to
find
themselves
trapped
in
a
remote
cabin
with
a
masked
killer
who
forces
them
to
play
a
twisted
board
game
by
his
rules,
which
they
soon
realize
ain’t
no
motherf******
game.

Get
ready
for
the
sequel.
We
will
post
updates
when
more
information
is
available.

Watch
the
official
trailer
for

The
Blackening
below: