Overview
- Álvarez revealed the project during a Beyond Fest Q&A in Santa Monica on Saturday and posted about the screenplay on X, saying Jane Levy and Stephen Lang will reprise their roles.
- The director’s announcement is the first public confirmation that a third film is being developed though studio and representative comments have not been released.
- Reports note Dylan Minnette’s return has not been confirmed and no production schedule, release date, or financing details are available yet.
- Coverage places the news in the franchise’s commercial context: the 2016 original was a late‑summer breakout while the 2021 sequel earned far less at the box office.
- Writers and actors have long suggested the story lacked closure, and the new screenplay could aim to resolve Norman and Rocky’s arc which may affect casting choices and the series’ final tone.