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The cheeky horror comedy Ready or Not took the familiar premise of dealing with hellish in-laws

and kicked it up like a hundred notches.

It starred Samara weaving as a bride who's forced to partake in her new family's game tradition

on the night of her wedding.

The game is hide andek, and as you might

recall, it turns out quite deadly. Well, ready or not, here comes the sequel. It picks up right

where the previous story left off, but this time with more lore, more gore, and more stars,

like Elijah Wood and Sarah Michelle Geller. I'm Ayesha Harris, and today on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour, we're talking about Ready or Not Too. Here I come. Joining me today is my co-host, Glenn Weldon. Hey, Glenn. Hey, Aisha. Also with us is filmmaker, pop culture critic, and IHeart radio producer, Joelle Monique. Welcome back, Joelle.

Thanks for having me, Iisha. Appreciate it. So great to have you both here. So, Samarro Leaving plays

Grace in Ready or Not to Here I Come. And it opens with Grace having just barely survived her wedding night.

In the first movie from 2019, her wealthy new husband's family tried to kill her before dawn as part of a satanic ritual.

You know, totally, totally normal stuff.

They didn't succeed, and so everyone in the family, including her husband, spontaneously combusted.

Now she's traumatized and hospitalized, and the police suspect her of murder, and her estranged younger sister, Faith, suddenly shows up because Grace still has her as her emergency contact.

She's played by Catherine Newton.

But even worse than all of that is this.

Grace's survival has messed with the power structure of a secret international council that's kind of like the Illuminati.

The high seat is up for grabs.

And the heads of each family

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