Since its premiere in 2007, fans have been begging for a sequel to writer-director Michael Dougherty‘s Halloween horror anthology Trick ‘r Treat. For years, there have been promises of its delivery. But where does it actually stand?
Recently, during a talk with Collider, Dougherty gave an update about the long-awaited sequel and its status. And it’s great news! The sequel is in active development, and the script is complete.
“I will say this, because we said it last year at the Beyond Fest screening, the sequel is in active development with Legendary,” Dougherty said. “I’ll go so far as to say that we have several drafts of a script. I brought back the same storyboard artist I mentioned before, Simeon Wilkins, so we have a stack of storyboards and a good fat stack of concept art done by Breehn Burns as well. So it’s inching along. I’m hoping to talk to Legendary. They’ve been wonderful, like great collaborators. But so much of it is timing, and as you know, we just got out of a strike, so the next step, fingers crossed, would be looking at budget, of course, schedule, and all the rest. But we have a really, really great script for a sequel. And I brought in my co-writer from Krampus to do it with me. So Zach Shields and Todd Casey who did Krampus with me also helped me write Trick ‘r Treat Part 2.”
Doughtery also teased that the movie will feature “a proper nemesis for Sam that would give Brian Cox a run for his money.”
The original anthology film, which has become a cult classic, features five terrifying tales set on Halloween, connected by the appearance of the entity Sam. If you want to survive, follow the rules of Halloween: wear a costume, keep a carved Jack-O-Lantern lit, pass out treats, always check your candy, and respect the dead.
We’re hoping that we will see Trick ‘r Treat arrive on Halloween of 2024. We’re keeping our fingers crossed. In the meantime, you can stream the original now on MAX, AMC+, or Apple TV+. You can rent/buy it on Prime Video, YouTube, VUDU, or Direct TV.
