Heart Eyes 2 Lands Feb 2028 Release at Paramount
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- Paramount Pictures will co-produce and co-finance "Heart Eyes 2," setting a Feb. 11, 2028 release date and taking over distribution from Sony Pictures, which released the first film.
- Sony Pictures distributed the original "Heart Eyes" in 2025, where the film earned $33 million at the global box office against an $18 million production budget.
- Josh Ruben returns to direct "Heart Eyes 2" and will co-write the screenplay with Darcy Fowler, working from a story by Christopher Landon and Michael Kennedy.
- Spyglass Media co-produced and co-financed both the original and the sequel, with Landon and Divide/Conquer also serving as producers on the follow-up.
- Cast and plot for the sequel remain unannounced, though the first film starred Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding alongside Jordana Brewster, Devon Sawa, Gigi Zumbado, and Michaela Watkins.
- Critics embraced the original's tone despite its modest box office: Variety's Courtney Howard called it a "breezy rom-com slasher that slices and dices with charm."
Why it matters: The sequel is a distribution swap, not a creative reset — the same director (Ruben), screenwriters (Landon, Kennedy, Fowler), and co-financier (Spyglass) all return, signaling Paramount is backing a proven horror team rather than reinventing the property. Staking the sequel to a Feb. 11, 2028 Valentine's Day weekend mirrors the original's release window and the killer's annual calling card, betting a $33M-grossing slasher-romcom with strong reviews can build into a recurring franchise.
