William Brent Bell (The Boy, The Devil Inside) will return to direct the sequel.
Owain Yeoman (American Sniper, TURN) and Ralph Ineson (The VVitch, Ready Player One) have joined STXfilms and Lakeshore Entertainment’s The Boy 2, a follow up to the successful horror-thriller feature The Boy (2016), according to Deadline.
William Brent Bell’s The Boy was produced for under $15 million and grossed $68 million worldwide.
STX Entertainment is co-producing The Boy 2 with Lakeshore and will distribute in the US, while jointly handling international sales with Lakeshore.