Davika Hoorne Returning for ‘Inherit’ Sequel, Director Banjong Pisanthanakun Confirms (EXCLUSIVE)

Banjong Pisanthanakun, the Thai director of horror hits “Shutter” and “Pee Mak,” tells Variety his new psychological horror film “Inherit” will get a sequel, with star Davika Hoorne set to return. “Inherit,” a Centrepiece selection at the Toronto Film Festival, where it world premiered in September, is closing the Jakarta World Cinema festival. Pisanthanakun and […] Davika Hoorne will return for an ‘Inherit’ sequel, says ‘Shutter’ director Banjong Pisanthanakun, as the Thai horror film closes Jakarta World Cinema. Banjong Pisanthanakun, the Thai director of horror hits “Shutter” and “Pee Mak,” tells Variety his new psychological horror film “Inherit” will get a sequel, with star Davika Hoorne set to return.

“Inherit,” a Centrepiece selection at the Toronto Film Festival, where it world premiered in September, is closing the Jakarta World Cinema festival. Pisanthanakun and Hoorne first worked together on 2013 horror-comedy “Pee Mak,” Thailand’s biggest local box office hit of all time. Hoorne plays Woranart, a youthful-looking grandmother who moves in with her granddaughter’s wealthy family. The family soon discovers she harbors a centuries-old centipede spirit with sinister designs on the youngest in the household, Oui (Baipor Thitiya Jirapornsilp). Hoorne was Pisanthanakun’s first choice for the immortal grandmother. “The character has to be sexy, beautiful, and