Harriet Slater (“Outlander: Blood of My Blood,” “Belgravia: The Next Chapter”), Arsema Thomas (“Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story,” She Taught Love) and Tom Brittney (upcoming “The Westies,” “Grantchester,” Greyhound) are leading the gripping survival thriller Fall 2 which wrapped principal photography earlier this year in Thailand, it was announced today by Capstone Studios’ CEO Christian Mercuri. The film is scheduled to release in early 2026 through Lionsgate.
Jigsaw and Predestination helmers Michael and Peter Spierig directed the second installment in the blockbuster Fall franchise, and original Fall writer-director Scott Mann co-wrote the script with Jonathan Frank.
The film reunites producers Mark Lane and James Harris of Tea Shop Productions (47 Meters Down), Capstone’s Christian Mercuri, David Haring, and Mann via the Flawless banner. Dan Asma, John Long, and Roman Viaris also return as executive producers alongside Capstone’s Ruzanna Kegeyan. Wych Kaos’ Kaos Entertainment served as production service partners in Thailand, with Kaos also joining as executive producer. Capstone Studios greenlit both Fall 2 and Fall 3 under the franchise, and Mann will return to write and direct the third installment.
Overwhelmed by her sister Hunter’s death, Jax (Slater) connects with Luce (Thomas), Hunter’s fearless friend. To heal, they attempt the infamous plank walk of Mount Kwan in Thailand. After a sudden rockslide leaves them stranded on a fragile plank 3000 feet in the air, Jax must confront her deepest fears and fight for survival to find closure.
“We are delighted to be working with the extremely talented Spierig Brothers and this incredibly dynamic cast to introduce the next chapter in the Fall franchise,” said Tea Shop’s James Harris. “With Michael and Peter’s vision we hope to bring a bigger and even more vertigo inducing experience to audiences.”
“We were huge fans of the first film and couldn’t wait to continue the journey. Our aim was to capture the same intensity that Scott Mann and his team established in the original, while adding new, layered characters who will connect with audiences as they endure extreme and terrifying heights,” added The Spierig Brothers.
Fall was a surprise runaway critical and commercial success – hitting number one in several countries around the world and reaching Certified Fresh status. The movie drew over $20 million in box office from its original modest $3 million budget and was a major international hit, including in China where it was nominated as Best Foreign Language Film for a Golden Rooster, China’s equivalent to the Academy Awards®. The original film also leveraged the TrueSync™ technology from Flawless, the leading film technology company pioneering the next generation of entertainment, of which Mann is Co-CEO. TrueSync, a TIME Best Inventions honoree, was used to change expletives spoken in the film by star Virginia Gardner to family-friendly language, which was crucial in securing the film’s successful global release.
Harriet Slater is best known for playing the lead character of Ellen MacKenzie in the recently released Starz “Outlander” prequel, “Outlander: Blood of My Blood.” Additional credits include playing Sandra Onslow in three seasons of the HBO Max DC original series “Pennyworth,” and for her lead roles in both Screen Gems’ “Tarot,” and MGM+’s “Belgravia: The Next Chapter.”
Arsema Thomas captured global audiences with their lead role as Young Lady Agatha Danbury in Netflix’s “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story,” written and produced by the renowned Shonda Rhimes. Additional credits include the Hulu romantic drama She Taught Love and Universal Pictures’ Redeeming Love.
Tom Brittney has built a diverse career across film and television and is best known for starring in and directing multiple episodes of the acclaimed PBS and ITV British series “Grantchester.” He will soon star in the MGM+ series, “The Westies” from Chris Brancato, starring opposite JK Simmons and Titus Welliver. He can currently be seen in Netflix’s spy-comedy Back in Action, alongside Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz. Previously, he starred opposite Tom Hanks in the Sony/Apple film Greyhound. Beyond acting, Brittney is the co-founder of Wild Nest Pictures, a production company dedicated to developing original and compelling film and television projects.
Slater is repped by The Artists Partnership in the U.K. and Untitled Entertainment in the U.S.; Thomas is repped by Accelerate in the U.K., M88 in the U.S. and WMG in South Africa; Brittney is repped by United Agents in the U.K., and in the U.S. by Gersh Agency, Authentic Talent and Literary Management, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller, Gellman, Meigs & Fox.
