'Talk to Me' Directors Danny and Michael Philippou Want to Freak You Out All Over Again with the Full Trailer for 'Bring Her Back'
Two years after their debut hit proved one of the highlights of 2023, the Australian pair are back with a new on-screen nightmare.
In Talk to Me, grasping perhaps the creepiest hand you'll ever see meant messing with the dead, bringing the souls of those who've passed swooping in. After their feature debut became a huge hit, Australian filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou aren't done with hauntings yet. In the just-dropped full trailer for Bring Her Back, their sophomore movie, "some people believe the spirit stays in the body for months after death", a foster mother played by Sally Hawkins (Wonka) advises. The directors, who started out their careers behind the camera as YouTubers RackaRacka, aren't done with nightmarish vibes yet, either.
When these Adelaide-born twins unveiled Talk to Me in 2023, a new Aussie horror sensation took the genre, and the world, by the mitt to share its entertainingly eerie energy. The duo behind it also became one of the hottest new things in scary flicks. Two years later, the Philippous are returning to conjure up more chills — and show again, even just based on Bring Her Back's teaser trailer and full sneak peek, how expertly they can whip up an unnerving mood.
After Talk to Me's huge success, including for cult-favourite distributor A24, sequel Talk 2 Me was quickly greenlit; however, Bring Her Back will be in cinemas first. Its Down Under release date: Thursday, May 29, 2025. Horror? Tick. A24 onboard? Tick again. Dancing with the dead once more? That seems to be the case as well.
Here, Hawkins has a brother and sister in her care, but they find more than just a new parent in her home. Cue petrifying rituals, plus grief, death, coffins, blood, strange circles, a creepy kid, shaky home-video footage and a whole lot of creaking. Among the cast, cue also Billy Barratt (Kraven the Hunter), Jonah Wren Phillips (How to Make Gravy) and film first-timer Sora Wong in the Australian-made picture.
A24 went all-in on the Philippous after picking up Talk to Me in a Sundance Film Festival bidding war, when global attention started being showered upon the Aussie flick about shaking hands with an embalmed palm, feeling the rush while being haunted, having your mates watch and film it, and dealing with the spooky consequences.
Danny and Michael made their feature directorial debut after racking up a huge following with RackaRacka's viral videos, and via behind-the-scenes work on Australian films such as The Babadook. Their first flick feature proved a big box-office success, taking in US$10 million on its opening weekend in America alone, which placed it second among A24's films after Hereditary. Across its big-screen run, it clawed its way up to second on the company's all-time worldwide list, after Everything Everywhere All At Once and Civil War. And, at the 2024 AACTA Awards, Talk to Me took home eight accolades, including Best Film of 2023, plus Best Director.
Check out the full trailer for Bring Her Back below:
Bring Her Back releases in Australian cinemas on Thursday, May 29, 2025. Read our review of Talk to Me, and our interview with Danny Philippou.
