According to director Zach Cregger, if a "Barbarian" sequel were to be developed and made someday, the craziest but most logical option for filmmakers would be to focus on Frank the serial killer (Richard Brake), aka the man behind the madness. But Cregger doesn't ever see himself being able to make that sort of movie in this day and age. However, he does have an even kookier idea for a "Barbarian" follow-up.
"There's a sequel I joke about that I would love to watch, which would be The Mother surviving her gunshot and having to integrate into society," Cregger told The Hollywood Reporter. "She could attend community college and get her learner's permit and get a Tinder profile. That would be fun. I'd watch that movie. I don't know if I'd make it, but I'd love to see it." As for the Frank idea, Cregger understandably feels too icky about it.
"I'm personally not interested in making a movie about a man who abducts women," he told THR. "I'm more than happy to have that be the setting for another story like 'Barbarian' is, but I don't want to watch that guy for an hour and a half. I could be thinking about it all wrong. Maybe I'll change my tune, but at the moment, no."
The ending of "Barbarian" saw the movie's main baddie, The Mother (Matthew Patrick Davis), being seemingly shot dead by Tess Marshall (Georgina Campbell) following several run-ins with her and AJ Gilbride (Justin Long). The film's other big star, Bill Skarsgård, was taken out by The Mother in the very first act after being hinted to be a closeted psycho. While it may seem like a sequel isn't currently on the table creatively, Cregger insists that there's a ton of subject matter to play with, especially when looking at other genres. "I think that a sequel to 'Barbarian' would have to be a straight-up comedy," he told One Take News.
