When I saw that the Happy Death Day Tree thing kept popping up, I was like, “Oh, of course, that’s clever and makes a ton of sense,” but at the same time, part of what I was trying to do with the second movie and definitely what I would love to do with the third is subvert expectation. So I don’t think anyone could possibly imagine where the third movie would go and therefore, I think the title needed to reflect that.
So much to fans’ disappointment, it is not Happy Death Day Tree. (Laughs.)
It wasn’t considered, and it’s funny because I always had this concept of what the third movie would be in my head.