As much as we liked Happy Death Day, we were as sceptical as anyone that the Groundhog Day slasher needed a sequel – until its brilliant first trailer.
The first movie ended with college student Tree (Jessica Rothe) working out who was killing her, ending the loop that saw her relive her death over and over again. It appears that the sequel was going to see the same fate befall another student, but it's gone so much bigger.
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Happy Death Day 2U looks like it will start with Tree living her best life after the events of the first movie, only to wake up on that fateful day yet again.
This time around though, it looks like the killer has changed and started to target all students, leaving Tree in the unfortunate position of having to willingly relive her death constantly in order to save everyone.
If the movie lives up to the trailer, then Happy Death Day 2U could be just as playful and fun as the first movie, delivering one of the best horror surprises of 2019.
Back in September, Universal confirmed that the sequel will be released on February 14, 2019 if you happened to fancy a horror-themed date for Valentine's Day. It's been confirmed that the UK will match the US release date as well.
Happy Death Day 2U is out in cinemas on February 14.
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Movies Editor, Digital Spy Ian has more than 10 years of movies journalism experience as a writer and editor. Starting out as an intern at trade bible Screen International, he was promoted to report and analyse UK box-office results, as well as carving his own niche with horror movies, attending genre festivals around the world. After moving to Digital Spy, initially as a TV writer, he was nominated for New Digital Talent of the Year at the PPA Digital Awards. He became Movies Editor in 2019, in which role he has interviewed 100s of stars, including Chris Hemsworth, Florence Pugh, Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba and Olivia Colman, become a human encyclopedia for Marvel and appeared as an expert guest on BBC News and on-stage at MCM Comic-Con. Where he can, he continues to push his horror agenda – whether his editor likes it or not.
