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'Paranormal Activity 2' Finally Finds its Director

By: Erik Davis on March 26, 2010 at 3:28PM Comments (30)

The road to staging a sequel to Paramount's best investment in the studio's history has finally been paved with a director. Earlier today Paranormal Activity director Oren Peli announced through the film's website that Kip Williams will direct the follow-up. Williams isn't too well known; he directed the festival darling The Adventures of Sebastian Cole back in 1998, and also the little-seen The Door in the Floor. I kinda like this move because a bigger, more notable name would've completely taken away from the cool, low-budget vibe folks fell in lust with in the first place.

'Paranormal Activity'

There's still no word on what the sequel will be about, and Peli – who's executive producing and involved with the story – wouldn't divulge any details. One assumes they'll play around with the way they film it; maybe take the whole "found footage" thing to another level. Should be interesting to see if they're successful, or if they'll fall into the traps set by Blair Witch 2 and just make it too over the top and nothing at all like the original.
 
Do you think Paranormal Activity 2 has a shot at being as successful as the first, or do you think the original was more of a box office fluke than anything else?

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  • Jul 4th 2010 4:43PM

    100000874991509  said...

    owell i liked da 1st one n even if im da only one in the theiters imma watch da second one two

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  • Jun 30th 2010 6:45PM

    100000810137291  said...

    hahahah if these morons below me thought it sucked soo bad they shouldnt have stayed through the whole effin movie.effin morons

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  • Apr 22nd 2010 6:28AM

    Kongadude  said...

    I wish I had 4 hands so I could give that movie 4 thumbs down. It's had no scares to it whats-so-ever to me. I hated Cloverfield but that movie beats this one by a long shot. I walked out of that movie feeling like it robbed me blind. I wouldn't have minded a cheap scare but this one didn't even have that. And now they release a... sequel. I hope this movie hits dvd and not theaters.

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  • Apr 3rd 2010 11:29AM

    1057703508  said...

    I laughed more than anything. especially when the girl would just stand there and stare at the the guy lol

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  • Mar 31st 2010 3:53PM

    NOThaven777  said...

    HAHAH dude, this movie was insane. i liked the feel and the fact it was low budget. hahah man, i hiiiiighly doubt the 2nd will be any better than because of the publicity its been given. Hopefully the unknown director wont disappoint. I know many people didnt find it scary n all, but i also know a lot of people who lost sleep over it. depends on what you believe i suppose. either way i liked it, first horror movie that actually scared me in theaters...haha speaking of theaters, if you didnt see it in theaters you cant say anything about it bc thats where its scary + the right crowd (loud and mixed).. people were cussing at the screen it was great! anyway hopefully itll do justice.

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  • Apr 5th 2010 11:45AM

    allister101  said...

    I did not see it in theaters. Maybe it was a little more intense because of sound. I don't know.

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  • Mar 29th 2010 1:08PM

    amesisamazing  said...

    i was totally scared at the first one. and i thought it was poorly made and it was confizing, it was very scary i have to admit. it took me awhile to sleep well again, and i woke up the night after i saw it and i had to sleep in a different room. i would not be looking forward to another one of those movies nd the way that it was shot gave me a headache.

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  • Mar 29th 2010 12:46PM

    1567566747  said...

    The first one was a good no budget movie. It made the most of what it had to work with. It wasn't a good movie though. It was a little creepy and unsettling the first time I saw it, but when I rented it and watched it again it had none of the same effect. That's kind of the way I feel a sequel would turn out. The first movie sucker punched you into seeing it, but a sequel would probably fail.

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  • Mar 29th 2010 8:04AM

    888680297  said...

    I hated Paranormal Activity, I didn't see it in theaters, and am glad I didn't, I thought I'd give it a chance at nighttime..but it took three nights before I could watch the movie all the way through, I fell asleep so many times…I could tell why in commercials all they showed was the audience’s reactions, the movie sucked. The ONLY scary/non-boring part was the last 60 seconds or so. Cannot believe that they’re gonna have a sequel. Needless to say, I sold the movie back the next day.

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  • Mar 29th 2010 1:33AM

    turnondafun  said...

    I hated P.A. but love the Saw movies, especially part 6. I don't see what that has to do with anything though Since ones a "ghost type movie" and I don't even consider the Saw movies to be horror films. People that trash the Saw movies usually end up saying they stopped watching after part 2. At least I actually watched P.A. and can have an actual opinion and discussion about it. If bumps and some thuds scare you then P.A. is the perfect movie for you! Other then sound effects there was only one decent part in P.A. and that came after around an hour and 20 minutes of pure boredom.

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  • Mar 28th 2010 10:35PM

    kellied2  said...

    I liked the first one. I thought it was fairly realistic and entertaining. If you don't like it, don't see it. Im curious as to whether or not the second one will be as good. And for a movie to be scary, doesn't mean it has to have blood and gore and be totally insane.

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  • Mar 28th 2010 6:40PM

    742365040  said...

    It was awful! I went to see how it was and it was just terrible. I didn't like it at all. There was no suspense and it seemed really boring. The guy moved the camera footage around way too much for me to even concentrate. It took way too long to even get to the paranormal activity and once it did, it wasn't even that scary. The only scary part was the very very end. Overall, the boyfriend pissed me off during the whole entire movie. He was annoying as hell. I was pretty happy that he actually died.

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  • Mar 30th 2010 8:45AM

    cagedbird  said...

    way to spoil the ending

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  • Apr 4th 2010 2:31PM

    allister101  said...

    The whole point was that someone was going to get thrown...and they thought that they would shock us? Pretentious pricks.

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  • Apr 22nd 2010 6:39AM

    Kongadude  said...

    theres really not much to spoil the ending didn't even make me flinch just laugh and say "wow i didn't know taking a dump on a film reel could produce something like this" but apparently it did

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  • Mar 28th 2010 2:20PM

    kimk73  said...

    Cracks me up how many people say the first one is horrible - guess you need blood and guts and scare the s*** out of you scenes every 30 seconds for most people to be entertained these days. I do agree that there's no need for a sequel. All most people need is 15 more versions of Saw and they'll be happy.

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  • Apr 4th 2010 2:30PM

    allister101  said...

    Amen as long as Hoffman dies.

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  • Apr 22nd 2010 6:36AM

    Kongadude  said...

    lol it wasn't even that The grudge had practically no blood or gore in it and that scared the crap out of me. The actors weren't good and it didn't have much of a storyline at all to follow. the grudge: woman found sporting about some American man. husband gets jealous and kills off his wife, son, sons cat, and himself at the end of it all. her rage and sorrow lingers and curses anyone who comes into contact with the house. Paranormal Activity: Couples talking, Bickering, Sleeping... zzz... thud "OMG i think our house is haunted by a ghosts that has been following me since i was a child" thats the plot <<<

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  • Mar 28th 2010 12:56PM

    100000802984286  said...

    it better be better than the th efirst one

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  • Mar 28th 2010 5:51AM

    habwill  said...

    The first one was bad. the only good parts could be seen in the trailer. Why make a sequel to a it? you made your killing move on.

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  • Mar 27th 2010 5:55PM

    681643615  said...

    The first one was good, but why have a second? Where are they going with the second one?

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  • Mar 30th 2010 7:45AM

    ron_o_rama  said...

    unfortunately, it's because the first is good they have to have a 2nd... it's a rule or something.

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  • Mar 27th 2010 4:36PM

    horror-good movie  said...

    this movie was the worst movie i have ever seen. the only reason why the first movie was so successful was because they made a big deal out of it in the previews. i wouldnt waste my time or money on the second movie. i totally agree with fernando vasquez and fragrantsalmon.

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  • Mar 27th 2010 3:28PM

    634671140  said...

    its kind of like a bad accident... everyones gotta stop and take a look. but then you wish you hadn't. but the damage has been done. i would say the only way this movie is scary is if you put your self in the characters shoes, and replay the scenario in your head as your watching the movie... great idea in theory. but probably would be a more successful ride at universal studios than a movie

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  • Mar 27th 2010 2:56PM

    Sara_2010  said...

    I loved this movie. I'm 20 years old and love scary movies. I had to sleep with a nightlight on and got made fun of about it. But I think that the movie was just a little to "Blair Witch" for me. If it wasn't like it.. I'm sure that it would have been a way better movie.

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