When THR last caught up with filmmaker Renny Harlin , he explained how he shot his reboot trilogy of The Strangers in just 52 days. 2024’s The Strangers: Chapter 1 ended up being a financial success, grossing $47.4 million against an $8.5 million budget. However, the audience’s criticism that the new story overly mimicked Bryan Bertino’s 2008 classic was something Harlin and his team took to heart. Thus, they reopened the hoods of Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 in order to fine-tune both installments through 28 days of additional photography. ( Chapter 3 received three of those weeks.)
When THR last caught up with filmmaker Renny Harlin , he explained how he shot his reboot trilogy of The Strangers in just 52 days. 2024’s The Strangers: Chapter 1 ended up being a fi