In the era of legacy sequels, the vampire movie could Sleepwalkers get a sequel? More than three decades after the release of the original film, that remains to be seen. But should Sleepwalkers 2 happen soon, Stephen King and Co. maybe starring Brian Krause a phone call, as he believes his return would be necessary – even if it means reviving his character.
Krause talked about his work Sleepwalkers in a new interview with Horror Geek Life. A look back at 31 years Sleepwalkers, Krause spoke of the film’s enduring popularity with horror movie fans. He says he knew it at the time of production Sleepwalkers had the benefit of horror mastermind Stephen King being attached to it, though he admits he didn’t think the film would still have such a strong cult following in 2023. solid cast and crew.
As Krause explains in the interview:
“Growing up, I wasn’t a huge horror fan. It scares me easily, but we all knew Stephen King growing up, and that will continue. But it’s crazy to even think we’re still watching it. It’s indebted to Stephen King and Mick Garris, who have become such masters over the past 30 years, and the myriad, endless projects his creativity has touched, so it’s no wonder one of his early visions still resonates with people .Jim Haynie , Mädchen Amick, Ron Perlman, Tobe Hooper, Ernie Lively, and everyone who was part of it were solid, solid people Because I was such a rookie at the time, how lucky I am to be mentioned in the same room as all those people?”
The HGL interview addressed comments previously made by Sleepwalkers director Mick Garris on a possible sequel. Although nothing is officially going on, Krause says he needs to return when there is a follow up on Sleepwalkers ever happens.
“If [Sleepwalkers 2 happens], they would have to somehow bring me back to life. Maybe I’m not really dead. There must be a way.”
Stephen King’s Sleepwalkers: Part 2 was unable to receive studio support
Sleepwalkers was written by Stephen King, and the film has the distinction of being the first film written by the acclaimed author that was not based on any of his novels. The film tells the story of the last two survivors of a species of shape-shifting vampires who must feed on the life force of virgin women in order to stay alive. In addition to the aforementioned names, the film also features cameos from Joe Dante, Clive Barker, and Mark Hamill.
In 2020, Mick Garris said on his own Post Mortem podcast with Joe Russo that there was actually doing one Sleepwalkers follow-up. Tabitha King, Stephen King’s wife, had actually written a treatment for a sequel that “somehow involved a women’s basketball team,” though not much else was revealed about the possible plot. Garris said he did not personally read the treatment, as the project was not getting the necessary studio attention to move forward. As Garris explained:
“I never read it, but King was really excited that Tabby came out with this. But it was a sequel that nobody in the studio cared about. You know, they liked the money Sleepwalkers made, but it wasn’t on a prestige release by any means, so they never thought of Sleepwalkers after that.
If you want to come back Sleepwalkersyou can currently stream the movie for free at Pluto TV. Meanwhile, you can also see Brian Krause in his latest movie, the Western movie Farmwhich is also streamed for free Tubi.