Ready or Not 2 Bags R Rating for Bloody Mayhem

The much-anticipated follow-up, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, has officially landed its MPA classification, and it’s exactly what horror fans have been hoping for. The sequel has been slapped with an R rating, thanks to what’s described as “strong bloody violence, gore, pervasive language, and brief drug use.” With the premiere just around the corner, punters are gearing up to see the return of one of the most memorable characters in recent horror flicks.

Samara Weaving is back as Grace MacCaullay, the bride who survived a nightmarish wedding night in the first film. This time, she’s not alone—her sister Faith, played by Kathryn Newton, is also caught up in the chaos. The story picks up only hours after the original’s bloody finale, with Grace discovering that the twisted game she thought she’d escaped is far from over. Now, both sisters are targets in a new, even more dangerous round.

Escalating the Carnage

After enduring a brutal night at the hands of her new husband and his family, Grace realises the conspiracy behind the deadly games is much bigger than she first thought. The original film was no walk in the park, earning its own R rating for “violence, bloody images, language throughout, and some drug use.” But if the sequel’s rating is anything to go by, things are about to get even messier. As Shawn Hatosy, one of the cast, put it in a recent interview,

“There is no ceiling to how gory it can get with these guys.”

The cast is stacked, with Weaving and Newton joined by Hatosy, Kevin Durand, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Néstor Carbonell, Elijah Wood, Olivia Cheng, and David Cronenberg. The creative team from the first film is back on board, with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett directing, and Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy penning the script. Producers Tripp Vinson, James Vanderbilt, William Sherak, and Bradley J. Fischer are also returning for another round.

Premiere and Early Screenings

The film is set to hit cinemas on 27 March, courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures. But a select few will get an early look at the South by Southwest Film & TV Festival, where the sequel will screen just days before its official release. The buzz is already building, with horror fans keen to see just how far the filmmakers will push the envelope this time.

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come wastes no time, picking up the action mere moments after Grace’s escape from the Le Domas family. The official synopsis teases a new level to the nightmarish game, with Grace and Faith forced to fight for survival against four rival families, all vying for control of a powerful council. The stakes are higher, the enemies more ruthless, and the violence promises to be off the charts.

High Stakes and Ruthless Rivals

Grace’s only shot is to keep herself and her sister alive long enough to claim the High Seat of the Council—a position that means total power for whoever survives. With four families hunting them, the sisters are thrown into a deadly contest where the winner takes all. The sequel looks set to deliver even more of the wild, blood-soaked action that made the original a cult favourite, with a fresh twist and a bigger, bolder scale.