‘Heart Eyes’ Director Breaks Down the Gore and Sequel Ideas; Could the Slasher Attack ‘Bridget Jones’ and ‘Love Actually’ Next?

variety.com:

William Earl “Heart Eyes” is a fascinating blend of films, mixing a rom-com with a slasher, with a pinch of broad laughs. Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding star as two co-workers who are mistaken for lovers by a serial killer who only strikes on Valentine’s Day.

The film is helmed by director Josh Ruben, who cut his teeth making short-form content at CollegeHumor before directing two indie comedy-horror films with passionate fanbases: 2020’s “Scare Me” and 2021’s “Werewolves Within.” Ruben spoke to Variety about balancing the right tone between horror and comedy, the secrets to developing a great rom-com and what “Heart Eyes” sequel ideas could look like.

It’s always the same thing, just with more people and more toys. It could be unwieldy in its heft: The more people, the bigger the ship, the harder it is to turn.

Because I started in Internet video, short form, did commercials and have been doing this thing for a long time, it felt the same.