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The Strangers: Chapter 3 Opens to Harsh Reviews as Producers Float Supercut Plan

Shot as one arc then reshaped by reshoots, the finale extends the reboot’s experiment by trading ambiguity for answers.

Overview

  • Lionsgate released The Strangers: Chapter 3 in theaters on February 6, closing Renny Harlin’s three-film reboot.
  • Early critiques largely pan the finale as anticlimactic or undercooked, though some note the trilogy’s ambition and Madelaine Petsch’s presence.
  • The trilogy was filmed back-to-back in Slovakia in 52 days, with 8 additional days on Chapter 2 and 15 on Chapter 3 to rework key elements.
  • Chapter 3 introduces a broader backstory for the masked killers that critics say demystifies the threat and blunts tension.
  • Producer Courtney Solomon says two filmed but cut masked characters will surface in extras and that a combined trilogy supercut is being considered.