The Boy 2 is officially happening!
STXFilms is partnering with Lakeshore Entertainment on the follow-up to the 2016 horror flick The Boy 2 that centered on a spooky lifelike doll. Read on…
CelebNMovies247.com reports The Boy 2 will see Katie Holmes (Dawson’s Creek, Logan Lucky) in the lead role taking over Lauren Cohan (The Walking Dead) who fronted the original.
This time around the sequel will tell a new story centering on new characters, save for the creepy doll Brahms, who will be back once again.
The Boy 2 will follow a family who movies into a new home, unaware of its haunting past. Katie Holmes will play a character named Liza. Her son will make a strange new friend in the form of the aforementioned, creepy, lifelike doll named Brahms shortly after they move in. Horror happenings ensue. Holmes isn’t a total stranger to the horror genre, having previously starred in 2010’s Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark. Early in her career, she starred in the teen thriller Disturbing Behavior.
Director William Brent Bell will return to the director’s chair for The Boy 2 following the success of the first movie. Bell also directed the horror flick The Devil Inside. Once again, the script for the sequel comes from Stacey Menear along with the same creative team in place. Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, and Eric Reid will producer for Lakeshore Entertainment, alongside Matt Berenson, Jim Wedaa and Roy Lee.
Lakeshore Entertainment’s Gary Lucchesi has this to say about The Boy 2 in a statement.
Following the success of The Boy, we are thrilled to be working on the next chapter of this chilling Brahms story with Stacey and William.
