Writer/Director  (Rare Exports, Big Game) directed the ultra-violent back in 2023, and Deadline reports this week that a sequel is on the way this year.

In the first movie, Helander reteamed with Rare Exports actor  for one epic and hyper-violent period adventure through the wilderness of Lapland in Northern Finland.

Jalmari Helander wrote and directed the upcoming sequel , which Screen Gems will release in theaters on . Tommila also returns in Sisu 2, starring alongside (3 from Hell) and (Don’t Breathe).

In Sisu, “During the last desperate days of WWII, a solitary prospector crosses paths with Nazis on a scorched-earth retreat in northern Finland.  When the Nazis steal his gold, they quickly discover that they have just tangled with no ordinary miner. While there is no direct translation for the Finnish word “sisu”, this legendary ex-commando will embody what sisu means: a white-knuckled form of courage and unimaginable determination in the face of overwhelming odds. And no matter what the Nazis throw at him, the one-man death squad will go to outrageous lengths to get his gold back – even if it means killing every last Nazi in his path.”

Meagan Navarro wrote in her review for Bloody Disgusting, “Sisu feels like a gritty actioner of yesteryear but with a modern sense of style. Helander manages to keep progressing this bloody battle in surprising ways. When you think you’ve reached a showstopper action sequence or gory kill, expect another to come along to top it.”

Sisu was selected as one of the 10 best horror adjacent movies of 2023 here on BD.