▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁release ▁date , ▁though ▁it ▁was ▁later ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁schedule . ▁ ▁Roberts ▁said ▁that ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁the ▁produ cers ▁of ▁ 4 7 ▁M eters ▁Down ▁met ▁him ▁for ▁dinner ▁and ▁asked ▁if ▁he ▁could ▁read ▁a ▁script ▁called ▁Pre y ▁At ▁Night . ▁He ▁liked ▁the ▁script ▁and ▁wonder ed ▁if ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁get ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁sequ el ▁despite ▁having ▁released ▁the ▁first ▁film ▁years ▁before ▁but ▁finally ▁accepted ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁add ▁his ▁personal ▁touch . ▁ ▁Cast ing ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Johannes ▁Roberts ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁sequ el ' s ▁new ▁director , ▁and ▁that ▁film ing ▁would ▁commence ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Christ ina ▁Hend r icks , ▁Ba ile e ▁Mad ison , ▁and ▁Lewis ▁P ull man ▁were ▁reported ▁as ▁the ▁film ' s ▁stars , ▁and ▁production ▁began ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 0 . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁Martin ▁Hend erson ▁had ▁also ▁joined ▁the ▁cast , ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁cast ▁members . ▁ ▁Fil ming ▁Fil ming ▁began ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁in ▁Cov ington , ▁Kentucky ▁and ▁lower ▁C inc inn ati ▁which ▁concluded ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Release ▁On ▁October ▁