Overview
- Ari Aster told a public Q&A at the American Cinematheque Bleak Week that he wrote a prequel script for Hereditary, a disclosure first reported via Gold Derby and picked up across the entertainment press.
- Aster said the project “never feels like the right time” and repeatedly confirmed he has no immediate plans to shoot the film.
- Multiple outlets corroborated that the screenplay exists but is effectively shelved with no studio attached and no production timeline.
- Hereditary remains a major touchstone for Aster’s career and for modern horror, having earned more than $90 million worldwide on a roughly $10 million budget, which helps explain ongoing industry interest in expanding its mythology.
- Aster is focused on other work, including Scapegoat with Scarlett Johansson and a likely reunion with A24, and the current healthy market for original indie horror is a key factor that could determine whether studios ultimately greenlight the prequel.