Overview
- Aster revealed during a Q&A at the American Cinematheque’s Bleak Week that he has written a prequel to his 2018 film Hereditary.
- He told the audience he has no plans to shoot the project now, saying the timing has never felt right and offering no story details.
- Multiple outlets report the script is finished but currently without a production path, with some describing it as "languishing in a drawer."
- Aster is focused on other commitments, including directing Scapegoat with Scarlett Johansson and running Square Peg mentorship initiatives.
- Hereditary remains Aster’s most commercially successful film and the news arrives as small, director‑driven horror is enjoying renewed box‑office attention, a factor that could influence any future move on the prequel.