Summary

• Daisy Edgar-Jones would want to reprise her role as Noa in a Fresh sequel.
• A Fresh sequel's impact might be diminished due to the absence of key characters from the original.
• The surprise element of Fresh was crucial; a sequel might struggle to recreate the same impact.

Daisy Edgar-Jones starred in one of the best horror movies of 2022, and she has now shared her idea for a sequel – and while it’s great, it would face two big problems. After becoming known for her role as Marianne Sheridan in the TV series Normal People, Daisy Edgar-Jones starred in the 2022 horror movie Fresh. Directed by Mimi Cave in her directorial debut, Fresh was very well-received by critics, holding an 81% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics praising its commentary on modern dating, story, and the performances of Jones and Sebastian Stan.

Fresh follows Noa (Jones), a young woman who gets increasingly disillusioned with online dating. One day, at the supermarket, she meets Steve (Stan), a plastic surgeon with whom she quickly bonds, and they start dating. When they go on a weekend break away, Noa suddenly finds herself in captivity and chained to the ground, and so Steve reveals the truth to her: he’s a butcher of human meat, and he not only consumes it but sells it to wealthy clients. Now, Jones has an idea for a continuation of Fresh, but it would face two major problems.

Daisy Edgar-Jones Has A Great Idea For A Fresh Sequel

Daisy Edgar-Jones’ Character Survived Fresh

Jone shared she would like to play Fresh’s Noa again, in a continuation that followed her and Mollie (Jonica T. Gibbs).

In an interview with Capital Buzz while promoting Twisters, Daisy Edgar-Jones and her co-stars Glen Powell and Anthony Ramos were asked which role they would like to revisit. Jone shared she would like to play Fresh’s Noa again, in a continuation that followed her and Mollie (Jonica T. Gibbs) as they hunt down the larger organization behind the harvesting and selling of human meat. In Fresh, Noa didn’t have any family, which made her the perfect target for Steve, but she did have her best friend, Mollie, who knew something was wrong and decided to investigate after she couldn't Noa.

Unfortunately, Mollie’s investigation led her to Steve’s (whose real name was Brendan) house, where she learned he was married and his wife, Ann, was involved in his sinister business. Mollie was captured by Steve and used for harvesting, but she, Noa, and another victim named Penny escaped at the end of Fresh.

A mid-credits scene showed some of Steve’s clients eating human meat in a white room, so even though Noa, Mollie, and Penny saved themselves, the business continued with other butchers. Jones’ idea of Mollie and Noa getting their revenge in a sequel to Fresh would be interesting to watch, but a sequel would be missing key elements from the first movie.

The Ending Of Fresh Made A Sequel Near Impossible

Fresh 2 Won’t Be Happening

Steve was one of the best parts of Fresh, and without him, a sequel wouldn’t have the same impact.

Noa, Mollie, and Penny’s triumph at the end of Fresh was possible not just thanks to them looking after each other, but also because they killed Steve and Ann. Noa shot Steve dead in the woods outside his house, and when Ann arrived and saw his body, she tried to strangle Noa. Noa stabbed Ann in the neck and Mollie bludgeoned her to death with a shovel. Steve was one of the best parts of Fresh, and without him, a sequel wouldn’t have the same impact.

A sequel to Fresh wouldn’t have the same impact anymore as the audience now knows well what’s going on.

In addition to that, a large part of what made Fresh so popular was the surprise factor of Steve’s real identity and intentions, along with the twist of Ann having been one of his victims and now his wife and er of what he did. Surely, there’s a whole organization with other butchers and many clients that could take Steve’s place as villain, but a sequel to Fresh wouldn’t have the same impact anymore as the audience now knows well what’s going on.

Source: Capital Buzz.