Jessica Rothe, star of the 'Happy Death Day' franchise, revealed that writer-director Christopher Landon has the third installment fully planned. In a recent interview, she described the project as ready pending logistics from studios Blumhouse and Universal. Rothe expressed eagerness to reprise her role as Tree Gelbman, even years from now.
Jessica Rothe discussed the future of the 'Happy Death Day' series in an interview with ScreenRant. The actress, who played Tree Gelbman in the 2017 original and its 2019 sequel 'Happy Death Day 2U', said Christopher Landon 'has the whole third one figured out' and called him the franchise's 'brilliant, fearless writer/director' during the conversation published on March 29, 2026. She attributed potential progress to fan demand, stating, 'I think that is the power of zeitgeist. I think the more we ask, and the more we put it into the universe, it will happen.'