Happy Death Day 2U Release Date Moved Forward

Universal Pictures has announced that they will be changing the theatrical release date for Blumhouse’s forthcoming Happy Death Day 2U. Originally set to debut on February 14, the film will open one day earlier to avoid opening on the one year anniversary of the horrendous Parkland Shooting.

“When Universal Pictures became aware last week that the one-year anniversary of the tragic events in Parkland, Florida fell on the Happy Death Day 2U release date, the studio spoke with victim advocates and immediately began the process of changing the release date of the film,” Universal said in a statement. “Following discussions with its partners in exhibition, Universal will move the North American release date to February 13th. Additionally, the studio has decided not to show the film in Parkland and the surrounding areas. Outdoor, digital and in-theatre marketing for the film will be suspended in that market. The studio understands the importance of memorializing the February 14th date as an opportunity to continue to allow the Parkland community to heal.”

Jessica Rothe leads the returning cast of Happy Death Day 2U, the follow-up to Blumhouse’s (Split, Get Out, The Purge series) surprise 2017 smash hit of riveting, repeating twists and comic turns. This time, our hero Tree (Rothe) discovers that dying over and over was surprisingly easier than the dangers that lie ahead. Jason Blum once again produces and Christopher Landon returns to write and direct this next chapter, while Happy Death Day executive producers Angela Mancuso and John Baldecchi are newly joined by EP Samson Mucke (Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse).

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Writer-director Christopher Landon and Jessica Rothe on the set of "Happy Death Day 2U."
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(from left) Writer-director Christopher Landon, Israel Broussard and Jessica Rothe on the set of "Happy Death Day 2U."
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(from left) Jessica Rothe as Tree Gelbman, Israel Broussard as Carter and Phi Vu as Ryan in "Happy Death Day 2U," written and directed by Christopher Landon.
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(from left) Carter (Israel Broussard) and Tree (Jessica Rothe) in "Happy Death Day 2U," written and directed by Christopher Landon.
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(from left) Samar (Suraj Sharma), Tree (Jessica Rothe) and Carter (Israel Broussard) in "Happy Death Day 2U," written and directed by Christopher Landon.
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(clockwise from left) Suraj Sharma (back to camera), Phi Vu, writer-director Christopher Landon (standing), Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard and Sarah Yarkin on the set of "Happy Death Day 2U."
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(third row from bottom, from left) Phi Vu as Ryan, Jessica Rothe as Tree Gelbman, Israel Broussard as Carter, Sarah Yarkin as Dre, and Suraj Sharma as Samar in "Happy Death Day 2U," written and directed by Christopher Landon.
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(from left) "Babyface" and Tree (Jessica Rothe) in "Happy Death Day 2U," written and directed by Christopher Landon.
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(from left) Tree (Jessica Rothe) and Carter (Israel Broussard) in "Happy Death Day 2U," written and directed by Christopher Landon.
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Jessica Rothe as Tree Gelbman in "Happy Death Day 2U," written and directed by Christopher Landon.
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"Babyface" in "Happy Death Day 2U," written and directed by Christopher Landon.
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Phi Vu as Ryan in "Happy Death Day 2U," written and directed by Christopher Landon.
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Writer-director Christopher Landon on the set of "Happy Death Day 2U."
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Tree (Jessica Rothe, far right) defends Ryan (Phi Vu, far left) in "Happy Death Day 2U," written and directed by Christopher Landon.
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(from left) Ryan (Phi Vu), Tree (Jessica Rothe) and Carter (Israel Broussard) in "Happy Death Day 2U," written and directed by Christopher Landon.
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Israel Broussard as Carter in "Happy Death Day 2U," written and directed by Christopher Landon.
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Writer-director Christopher Landon and Jessica Rothe on the set of "Happy Death Day 2U."
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"Babyface" in "Happy Death Day 2U," written and directed by Christopher Landon.
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(from left) Carter (Israel Broussard), Lori (Ruby Modine), Ryan (Phi Vu) and Tree (Jessica Rothe) in "Happy Death Day 2U," written and directed by Christopher Landon.
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(from left) Carter (Israel Broussard) and Tree (Jessica Rothe) in "Happy Death Day 2U," written and directed by Christopher Landon.
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(from left) Tree (Jessica Rothe), Carter (Israel Broussard, face obscured) and Ryan (Phi Vu) in "Happy Death Day 2U," written and directed by Christopher Landon.
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(from left) Carter (Israel Broussard), Ryan (Phi Vu), Dre (Sarah Yarkin), Samar (Suraj Sharma) in "Happy Death Day 2U," written and directed by Christopher Landon.
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(from left) Carter (Israel Broussard), Ryan (Phi Vu) and Ryan (Phi Vu) in "Happy Death Day 2U," written and directed by Christopher Landon.
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(from left) Carter (Israel Broussard) and Tree (Jessica Rothe) "Happy Death Day 2U," written and directed by Christopher Landon.
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Ryan (Phi Vu) under attack from "Babyface" in "Happy Death Day 2U," written and directed by Christopher Landon.
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"Babyface" in "Happy Death Day 2U," written and directed by Christopher Landon.
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(from left) Tree (Jessica Rothe) and Ryan (Phi Vu) in "Happy Death Day 2U," written and directed by Christopher Landon.
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(from left) Tree (Jessica Rothe) and Lori (Ruby Modine) in "Happy Death Day 2U," written and directed by Christopher Landon.
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Jessica Rothe as Tree Gelbman in "Happy Death Day 2U," written and directed by Christopher Landon.
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(from left) "Babyface" and Tree (Jessica Rothe) in "Happy Death Day 2U," written and directed by Christopher Landon.
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