Kathryn Newton Teams Up with Samara Weaving for 'Ready or Not 2'

American actress Kathryn Newton, known for her roles in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Lisa Frankenstein, has just joined the cast of the upcoming sequel to the 2019 horror-comedy Ready or Not.

Deadline reports that Newton joins Samara Weaving, who is reprising her role as Grace from the original film. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett are returning to direct from a script by Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy.

In the first film, Grace (Samara Weaving) marries into a wealthy family and must play a game as part of their tradition. She ends up choosing Hide and Seek, which turns deadly when the family hunts her down to complete a twisted ritual. The film was a box office success, grossing $57.6 million against a $6 million budget.

Recently, Newton starred in the black comedy Winner with Emilia Jones, the horror rom-com Lisa Frankenstein with Cole Sprouse, the vampire horror Abigail with Alisha Weir, and the coming-of-age comedy Griffin in Summer with Melanie Lynskey. She’s also set to star alongside John C. Reilly, Elizabeth Banks, and Juliette Lewis in the psychological thriller DreamQuil.