The film received mixed reviews from critics, with some considering it to be more entertaining than its predecessor and appreciated its satire of horror films, while others noted it as inferior to the original and called it clichéd. The Strangers: Prey at Night was released in the United States on March 9, 2018, and grossed $32.1 million worldwide on a budget of $5 million. After a troubled development period, filming to the sequel began on May 30, 2017. Directors Laurent Briet and Marcel Langenegger were considered to direct, but landed eventually to Roberts. It was originally slated to enter principal photography in 2009, during which time it was tentatively titled The Strangers: Part II. A sequel to The Strangers (2008), the film follows a family vacationing to a secluded mobile home park, where they are attacked by three masked thugs.ĭevelopment of the film began in August 2008, with Rogue Pictures had confirmed that a sequel was in the works, with Bertino co-writing the screenplay with Ketai.
It was written by Bryan Bertino (who wrote and directed the first film) and Ben Ketai. The Strangers: Prey at Night (also known as The Strangers II: Prey at Night) is a 2018 American slasher- thriller film directed by Johannes Roberts and starring Bailee Madison, Lewis Pullman, Christina Hendricks, Martin Henderson, and Damian Maffei.