In a move reminiscent of Ti West’s Pearl reveal last year, Talk to Me directors and brothers Danny and Michael Philippou announced they’ve already filmed a prequel to the events of the A24-distributed horror film. In a chat with The Hollywood Reporter, they explain that they have shot something that fleshes out the story of Duckett, a previous victim of the Hand whose fate is revealed in Talk to Me’s opening scene.

In the opening, Cole (Ari McCarthy) is desperately trying to find his brother Duckett (Sunny Johnson) at a house party. It quickly becomes clear that the latter is possessed and the scene grows violent as bystanders either run away or record the incident in horror.

Danny Philippou tells the outlet, “We actually shot an entire Duckett prequel already. It’s told entirely through the perspective of mobile phones and social media, so maybe down the line we can release that.” It’s unclear from the interview whether this footage would be enough for a feature or, more likely, whether it would lend itself to a short film prequel.

The director continues to state that “also while writing the first film, you can’t help but write scenes for a second film. So there’s so many scenes. The mythology was so thick, and yeah, if A24 gave us the opportunity, we wouldn’t be able to resist. I feel like we’d jump at it.”

Guess we’ll just have to wait and see about a prequel and/or a sequel!