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Director Josh Rubin will return to direct and co-write the script for the sequel to the romantic film.
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Paramount doubles down Heart eyes. The studio has set a Valentine’s Day weekend release date of February 11, 2028.
Paramount will co-produce and co-finance Heart eyes 2 Along with Spyglass Media Group and handling global distribution. (Sony had a domestic role in the first film, while Paramount handled international for the rom-com sequel.)
Mason Gooding and Olivia Holt starred in the first film as a killer targeting romantic partners on Valentine’s Day mistook them for co-workers. It grossed $33.1 million globally after opening on Valentine’s Day Weekend last year.
Josh directed the first Rubin Heart eyes He will return to direct and co-write the sequel screenplay with Darcy Fowler, from a story by Christopher Landon and Michael Kennedy. (Landon and Kennedy wrote the screenplay for the first film with Philip Murphy.) Landon and Divide/Conquer will produce that film.
At this point, it’s too early to say whether Gooding or Hoult will return for the sequel. Rubin produced the original film in almost record time, releasing on Valentine’s Day weekend in 2024, with the film arriving in theaters a year later. “We really rushed, and he’s already a nine-month-old baby,” he said. THR Upon release. This time, there will be a little more room to reach the 2028 date.
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