'Happy Death Day' Star Says Chris Landon Has Third Film "Figured Out"
Deadline • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Jessica Rothe, star of Happy Death Day and its sequel, revealed that writer/director Christopher Landon has already planned the third installment of the horror comedy franchise.
- Rothe expressed confidence that the third film will happen eventually, comparing her commitment to returning to Tree Gelbman’s story to Jamie Lee Curtis’s long-term involvement in the Halloween series.
- Landon envisions a shared universe, dubbed the "ChrisCU," connecting his films including Freaky, Happy Death Day, We Have a Ghost, and Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse.
- The Happy Death Day series follows Tree Gelbman, who relives her birthday repeatedly to solve her own murder, with the sequel introducing a parallel universe through time travel.
- Despite no official release date, Rothe assures fans she will return to complete Tree’s story whenever production logistics are resolved.
