Coralie Fargeat announces that she will not make a sequel to 'The Substance'

The French-born filmmaker, Coralie Fargeatpresented her second feature film as director in 2024, the body horror The Substancefrom the film company THE BAD.

As soon as the project celebrated its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the award for best screenplay in May 2024, critics showered it with praise. At the time of its debut in theaters, in September of that same year, the audience joined in the applause for the daring and grotesque packaging with which it presented a current topic, such as age discrimination.

The plot centers on Elisabeth Sparkle, a Hollywood star who loses her place in the industry, played impeccably by Demi Moorewho, by the way, has just been recognized with the Golden Globe for best actress in a musical or comedy film.

The substance was crowned the highest-grossing film in MUBI history, grossing a global box office of $34 million. The budget was $17.5 million.

With success on her side, it is believed that a sequel could be in the plans, but the director does not believe so.

In an interview with Variety, when the media asked him if there would be a sequel to The substanceFargeat, laughing, explained:

“Oh no. No, the goal of this movie is to introduce new things to the world. There are no sequels, no prequels, no second or third. So I'll be happy to bring something new to the world in a little while.”

The acclaimed The Substance, works as a satire of a business where youth and beauty are often the priority of those in charge of making the most important decisions.

This gore-filled body horror follows a fading celebrity (Moore), who after being abruptly fired by her boss Harvey (Dennis Quaid) from her job as a fitness model on her 50th birthday, decides to use a black market serum. , a substance that replicates cells and temporarily creates a younger and better version of herself (played by Margaret Qualley), but if she fails to comply with strict conditions, it will cause unexpected and terrifying side effects.

The Substance It was nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, including Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Best Supporting Actress (Qualley) and Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Moore).

The film is available to stream on MUBI, in addition to being able to rent or buy it in Digital format on platforms such as Amazon, Apple, and others.