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Ari Aster Has a ‘Hereditary’ Prequel Script but Doesn’t Know What to Do with It
Aster says he wrote a script set in the film’s universe but has no immediate plans to make it.
- During a Q&A at the Egyptian Theatre on Sunday, director Ari Aster revealed he wrote a prequel to his 2018 horror hit Hereditary, though he has no immediate plans to shoot it.
- Released in 2018, Hereditary launched Aster's career and became a major success for A24, grossing over $90 million worldwide while following the Graham family through sinister occurrences.
- Aster later explained that Danny DeVito attempted to finance the film but could not secure funds, leading to a difficult production he described as "one of the darkest times of my life."
- Currently, Aster is directing Scapegoat, starring Scarlett Johansson from a script he penned, and will reunite with A24, which distributed his previous four films.
- Outside of directing, Aster and producer Lars Knudsen launched the second edition of their mentorship initiative, Square Peg Social, while Aster rejects the "elevated horror" label critics apply to his work.
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Heredity, one of the most laureate terror phenomena, could return in an exciting way. Likewise, it cannot be denied that it became a box office phenomenon. After all, the production of A24 managed to raise more than 90 million dollars. Among the criticism, the film also did not go unnoticed, since the film presented a fresh proposal in the genre that shined especially for a cast in a state of grace. Well, Ari Aster, known as the screenwriter and…
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Ari Aster wrote a 'Hereditary' prequel script, but says, 'It never feels like the right time'
Ari Aster is fully prepared to make his return to horror with a prequel to his breakout hit 'Hereditary,' but he isn't sure he'd like to, telling a recent audience, 'It never feels like the right time.'
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