Talks of possible “The Guest” (2014) Sequel

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One of the best-reviewed genre movies of the 2010s is 2014's The Guest and, while it might not have been a major financial success, it has grown a passionate following over the years as audiences discover it on home video, with star Dan Stevens recently teasing that talks of continuing the narrative in some capacity have occurred, though the busy schedules of everyone involved makes it difficult to determine the best path forward. In addition to the film solidifying Stevens' talents as a performer, it also led to writer Simon Barrett and director Adam Wingard, already beloved in the genre community thanks to 2013's You're Next, to make 2016's Blair Witch. Wingard's next project is the upcoming Godzilla vs. Kong.

“We’ve certainly talked about it,” Stevens revealed to Forbes of continuing the narrative. “I’d love to work with both Adam Wingard, the director, and Simon again. Adam’s pretty busy with giant apes and monsters at the moment with Godzilla vs. Kong. Simon and I have talked about many things. A sequel to The Guest has come up.”

He added, “I don’t know quite what form that would take, and I think we are a way off from it happening, but it’s always a possibility.”

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Yes. Yes, give me MORE. Always loved this movie, very well crafted.

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I've never heard of this movie. I thought modern classic bi curious film The Guest was getting a sequel. I admit I'm a little disappointed.

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I caught this one on Netflix a few weeks back and was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked it. Despite it being mislabeled a horror (it's a thriller through and through), I enjoyed every moment of it and never found myself scanning my phone or checking the time. It breezed through its 100-minute run time, gave the viewer just enough and left room for a little more. I also went in with no information about the movie and found that was worth the while, as the movie kept building to the point that something just might not be quite right about the main character.

THAT BEING SAID, I'll pass on a sequel. What I found best about "The Guest" was the air of mystery surrounding the main character and his backstory, and I feel that a prospective sequel would do nothing but give us too much detail. In an interview, director Adam Wingard said: "The real technical logistics of how that character works was fully explained in an earlier version of the film, and we actually ended up taking a lot of that explanation out ... because what we discovered in those early test screenings whenever we showed people the more complete explanation of the program that David was in, people felt like they had too much information." I fear that a sequel would have no choice but to incorporate that explanation and detail and then it just becomes a cheap knock-off of the "Terminator" or "Bourne" franchise.