After wrapping on her directorial debut last year, Bella Thorne revealed that Spring Breakers 2 will be her sophomore feature in the director’s chair.
Following the announcement that she’ll star in the sequel to Harmony Korine’s 2012 cult crime drama, the actress said that producers asked her to write and direct the film as well, having seen an early cut of her debut Color Your Hurt.
“The producers watched Color Your Hurt, which is the movie that I just wrapped, an early cut of it. And they asked me to write something to see if they would like it,” she recalled on the Call Her Daddy podcast. “And they loved it. And now I’m writing and directing Spring Breakers 2. Spring Break forever, bitch, let’s go!”
Thorne added, “We’re working with the original team—is back. So, we’re really excited about that. Um, I don’t want to get in trouble. But what I can say is, it is so litty, litty McTitties. I mean, from start to finish, it’s lit as fuck.”
When asked if anyone from the original movie’s cast—which included James Franco, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Vanessa Hudgens and Rachel Korine—would return for the sequel, Thorne took a sip of her drink.
“We are having fun. If you wanted to go to the theater and have fun, you’re going to have fun with this movie. That’s for sure. Yeah, it’s balls to the wall. That’s what everyone says when they read the script, balls to the wall,” said Thorne.
Before Thorne wrapped Color Your Hurt in October 2025, she was cast that May in Spring Breakers: Salvation Mountain, which was to be helmed by Matthew Bright. Thorne was cast alongside Ariel Martin, Grace Van Dien and True Whitaker as a group of rebellious girls who go on a chaotic spring break road trip, according to Variety.
