Overview
- Ari Aster revealed at the American Cinematheque Bleak Week Q&A that he has written a prequel to his 2018 film Hereditary, a disclosure first reported from the June 7 event by multiple outlets.
- He described the work as a prequel rather than a sequel and said he does not know where it would go and that it "never feels like the right time" to make it.
- Though the screenplay exists, Aster and reporters say the project has no attached studio, no production timeline and no immediate plans to be developed or filmed.
- Aster is instead moving forward with other work, notably Scapegoat, which sources report will star Scarlett Johansson and is expected to reteam him with A24.
- Hereditary remains a defining film in Aster’s career, having grossed more than $90 million worldwide, and Aster noted the current surge of small original horror films and young filmmakers as part of the context for holding the prequel in reserve.