The 2012 horror movie Hidden in the Woods from Chilean filmmaker Patricio Valladares is getting a sequel, Variety reports today, with filming set to kick off early next year.
Germany’s 8-Film has acquired the U.S. and German rights to the upcoming sequel.
“The sequel will serve as a direct follow-up to the original Chilean version, and is set 10 years after the horrific events depicted in Valladares’ warped fable,” Variety reports.
Variety reminds…
“The original follows two sisters who live in isolation in the Chilean countryside with a brother who was born with a physical deformity. They are subjected to the cruel and perverse whims of their father. After a clash with the police leaves a wake of death and mutilation, they flee and find refuge in a remote cabin. Meanwhile, a drug lord, convinced they have stolen the large stash of drugs their father had been hiding, sends a vicious gang of thugs to find them.”
That original movie spawned an English-language remake in 2014, which was also directed by Valladares. And Valladares is returning to script and direct the new sequel as well.