Thinking of a sequel after a great success is a huge challenge for any filmmaker. There are plenty of narrative paths, but director William Brent Bell was not intimidated by working on Brahms: The Boy II.
When asked about the need to watch the first installment to understand Brahms: The Boy II, Bell said: “you can watch this one directly. We wanted to make sure it looked like a stand-alone movie, which I think is what happens."
But the person who didn’t watch The Boy (2016) will be curious: “I don’t think you can fully understand what happened in the first installment [if you hadn’t watch it] after watching the second”, said the director.
Brahms: The Boy II. Seeking peace in the countryside can be too dangerous
After a home invasion that leaves them traumatized, Liza’s (Katie Holmes) family rents a house inside former Heelshire mansion. Unaware of the story, their son Jude (Christopher Convery) will meet a porcelain doll named Brahms.
Holmes is the great incorporation of the sequel and she quickly joined the project.
“We sent her the script on a long weekend. These things can take years sometimes. I thought she wouldn’t read it immediately, but she did. They told us: “She loved it!”. And we made a deal with her right away”, the director recalls.
