Happy Death Day has become one of Blumhouse’s biggest hits, earning a sequel that was released only two years after the first movie, back in 2019. But, unfortunately, the third installment of the saga is yet to be confirmed, and it seems to be quite far away.

The horror comedy franchise centers on college student Tree, played by Jessica Rothe, as she finds herself trapped in a time loop and hunted down by a killer wearing the mask of her school bandit. Happy Death Day 2 explored her being stuck in a time loop in an alternate dimension from her own.

Both films were extremely well received by the critics and the audience, but the second part didn’t perform well enough at the box office, which could mean the end of the story since there has been no good news regarding the next installment.

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Now, director Christopher Landon gave a disappointing update while speaking to SlashFilm while promoting his new movie We Have A Ghost:

“No movement at all, sadly. There was a tiny moment where I really felt like I had Universal’s attention, but they forgot about me. [laughs] I think it’s a really tough one for them, and I’m being really blunt and honest in that the first movie was very successful. It made a lot of money. It was well-received. And the sequel was not. The sequel is loved by people who have seen it, but it did not make a lot of money, and it was not a success for them. So it’s very hard to motivate them to make a third movie when the last one just didn’t perform. Those are the hard economics of the business. So I don’t know what it would take. There was talk for a minute of it maybe being a Peacock thing. Maybe. Maybe one day. The beauty of it is that my idea, the whole idea for the third movie, is not dependent on any sort of specific window or timeframe. So I could make it any time, but I mean, as the years draw past, I feel like our chances are dimming.”

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Happy Death Day is not the only franchise that helped Blumhouse become such a successful producing brand. Sagas like The Purge were such a hit that Jason Blum’s company became a big name in Hollywood. And they keep getting it right.

A few days ago, M3GAN made its way to theaters, and it has already become one of the greatest films of the new year, with excellent reviews from the audience and the critics, competing with massive blockbusters like Avatar: The Way of Water, maintaining a stable second place at the box office. M3GAN is currently playing in theaters.