 What is going on guys welcome back to the channel critical overlord here So we're gonna be talking about the upcoming stranger trilogy from Lionsgate and Renny Harlan Which has now officially been confirmed from Entertainment Weekly who also gave us an exclusive first set of images to look at chapter 1 and Official titles they gave us official titles of the trilogy first set of images Comments from Renny Harlan himself and a confirmation that these films will indeed be arriving in theaters next year We're gonna be going over all of that in this video here today So I want to start off with Renny Harlan's comments and before I dive into that I do just want to say briefly these pictures. They do look fantastic to me I'm very satisfied with how they captured some of that essence of that first movie in these images when this Opportunity came to me Renny Harlan states in this interview the idea of not doing a remake or a reboot But doing a trilogy based on the original film I thought it was an incredible opportunity The strangest chapter 1 is close to the original movie in its setup of a young couple in an isolated environment in a house And a home invasion happening for random reasons the strangest chapter 2 and the strangest chapter 3 We'll explore what happens to the victims of this kind of violence and who the perpetrators are of this kind of violence Where are they coming from and why he also talked a little bit about the mass process He said we felt it was central to the movie that the masks are the same and I do want to remind you guys There was a time in the past where I did state that they were going to be keeping a similar Mass design and they followed through with that The mask in the strangers are not like the batsuit or something that evolves over years to us The strangers are the strangers and I as an audience member want to see them just the way they were in the original film Is there a place where you can find these masks? No It was a process of studying what they were like how were they made how they fit on the actors faces How to create that same impression? It was one of the real challenges of the movie He also highlighted how they wanted a realism aspect to the film with the characters We first meet with Madeline Pesh and her boyfriend Which of course is gonna be very important if you want me to invest in their bond and get me invested in this relationship That's clearly going to be at the center of this film I will say there again the images that were released they look fantastic Very reminiscent of that first movie and I'm going to assume that the characters We do not initially see in this first film because now the the casting and how stacked it was I know I am many many of you who messaged me were concerned that it seems kind of crowded But I immediately was neglecting the fact of course we're getting three movies So the cast can be spread out over these three movies So I don't expect us to have a crowded bunch in chapter one We'll meet this crowded bunch throughout the maybe chapter one chapter two and probably a lot of chapter three So I'm excited to see how this first film captures that essence of the original If it can stand on its own and if it can just be a gripping slasher film That's really all we need with some strong performances, which I know Madeline Pesh is going to knock it out of the park She's one of the best actors I recall from Riverdale even though I gave up on that show during season two so Harlan did state that this trilogy is based on the original film But keep in mind an actress who was also involved with these set of films did state that it's in the same world So I'm still expecting some sort of loose connections to these past two movies and I cannot wait to see how they tie it all up But again, I'm gonna assume that these characters that are featured throughout the trilogy some of them if not more More than one for certain are going to be one of our strangers one of our titular strangers what their motives will be I don't know I really sincerely do not want to see a cult angle where they're all tied into the previous films because they're part of a cult But if they go that route if it's executed well, I will say it's executed well and commended I just also at the same time would have preferred less cult stuff. I'm pretty tired of seeing cults I mean we got a cult in Jeepers Creepers 4 and while we're on the topic of these new redesigns If you're disappointed in the redesign, I will say that Jeepers Creepers fans who are also fans of the strangers You're probably far more pleased with this Than what you got with the recent return of the Jeepers Creepers franchise and how very little they seem to care about Preserving that original look at least with these new strangers designs You can tell that they are trying to pay respect to that original set of films and that original look Yes, there are noticeable differences, but not to the point where I'm like, oh, that's not the strangers The way when I see the Jeepers Creepers 4 and the Creeper makeup for the Creeper and Jeepers Creepers 4 I'm like, what the hell is that? So I like the new mass designs. I like the way they look I like how it's preserving what we got in those first two movies. Let me know what you think about this down in the comment section below What do you think about the new images? Are you excited to see the strangers trilogy in theaters next year? Why or why not or really do you not care if you haven't already? Of course, make sure you go ahead and subscribe turn on post notifications so that you never miss a video in the description I'll have links on my social media accounts. I am on Facebook Twitter and Instagram. You can message me there Of course, let me see movies news reviews like me to cover in the future and with all that in mind guys I will see you in the next video