Horror directorEli Rothhas declared his hopes and plans for further installments in both theHostelandCabin Feverfranchises. While the filmmaker has recently sparked another slasher franchise in the holiday horror outingThanksgiving, he reveals toCinePOPthat there is much more to explore in the worlds ofHostelandCabin Fever, and Roth now has some ideas…
“Hostel, there’s a lot more to do. I’d love to go back to Hostel at some point. And Cabin Fever, as well. They’re a part of me. They’re like my children. I feel like I’ve ignored them for too long. And I’d love to go back to them in some way. I have ideas.”
Not only does Roth have ideas for sequels, he goes on to declare that he would absolutely want to direct the next chapters in both franchises.
“I would direct it. I don’t want it in anyone else’s hands.”
The firstHostelwas released back in 2005 and counts itself as a main member of the “torture porn” subgenre alongside the likes ofSaw. The firstHostelintroduces a group of American tourists who end up in Slovakia where they are eventually taken one-by-one by an organization that allows people to torture and kill others for entertainment.
A sequel,Hostel: Part II, was unleashed in 2007, and similarly follows a small group as they too find themselves the playthings of this rich, violent organization. Both movies proved to be heavily divisive, but both saw success at the box office, meaning another installment is very possible if Roth really wants to do it. A direct-to-DVD third movie,Hostel: Part III, was released in 2011 from director Scott Spiegel, but Roth was not involved in the production. Meaning he would likely ignore it.
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Eli Roth Wants to Make an Easter Bunny Horror Movie
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As forCabin Fever, the horror franchise has had a somewhat unique journey on-screen,with Eli Roth helming the first moviein 2002…before remaking it word-for-word in 2016.Cabin Feverfollows a group of friends who, while vacationing in an isolated cabin, are set upon by a flesh-eating disease. Several sequels were made between the original and the remake, but again, Roth was not involved in the production.
Outside of moreHostelandCabin Fevermovies, Eli Roth also has an idea for a companion piece to go alongsideThanksgiving: an Easter Bunny horror outing.
“Well, I had such a great time with Thanksgiving, it’s hard to think of another one, but I do feel like there’s a great killer Easter bunny movie out there.”
For now, Roth is busy building on the success of the firstThanksgiving,with a sequel now confirmedto be in development.
“John Carver will kill again! @thanksgivingmovie sequel is a GO!!! Thank you everyone who supported ORIGINAL HORROR in theaters!!! Go see it now on the big screen while it’s in cinemas, sequel set for release in 2025! Taking a year to really get the script right, working on it starting today!”
Thanksgiving 2is due for release in 2025. Check out theThanksgivingtrailer below:
