1408, Natalia Dyer and Elijah Wood in the cast of the sequel to the horror film

As Variety magazine exclusively revealed, Natalia Dyer and Elijah Wood have joined the cast of the sequel to the supernatural horror film 1408 (2007), and are expected to join original cast members Samuel L. Jackson and John Cusack, who are currently engaged in negotiations for their return. Mikael Håfström will return to direct the sequel, who had already directed the first chapter and who wrote the screenplay of the second together with Mark Verheiden.

According to a source close to the project, Jackson and Cusack are expected to reprise their original roles, but they will be supporting characters. The protagonist, in fact, will be Dyer, while Wood will play a supporting role. At the moment, details about the characters and the plot remain top secret. The producers are Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Richard Saperstein of Bluestone Entertainment, Spyglass Media Group and Frank Mayor. Bluestone Entertainment and FilmNation Entertainment are co-financing the project. The casting director is John Papsidera. Filming is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2027.

THE STEPHEN KING TALE

Based on Stephen King's 1999 short story of the same name, the film 1408 (2007) follows the story of writer Michael Enslin (John Cusack) who, for his new book on haunted hotels, investigates the legends of mysterious and violent deaths that occurred behind the door of room 1408 of the Dolphin Hotel in New York. Samuel L. Jackson plays Gerald Olin, the hotel manager. The film grossed $132 million worldwide on a low budget of just $25 million. In 2025, in an interview with People, Cusack said: "I've been lucky that I've never had the desire, or that anyone has ever asked me, to do sequels. There's one that I think would be interesting to do, and that's 1408. Simply because...I think today, you know, most movies suck."

THE PROTAGONISTS

Here are the protagonists of the sequel to the film 1408:

Born on January 13, 1995 in Nashville, Tennessee, Natalia Dyer achieved international fame thanks to her portrayal of Nancy Wheeler in the Netflix TV series Stranger Things. He also starred in Karen Maine's coming-of-age comedy Yes, God, Yes (2019). She is currently filming the true crime miniseries The Trial of Louise Woodward and also has the romantic comedy Goodbye Girl directed by Oran Zegman and starring Kiernan Shipka and Cole Sprouse.

Born on January 28, 1981 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Elijah Wood, icon of the Lord of the Rings saga, starred in horror films such as The Toxic Avenger (2025), The Monkey (2025) and Till Death Do Us Part 2 (2026). Furthermore, the actor will once again play the role of Frodo Baggins in the sequel The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum (2027) and will join the cast of the third season of the Netflix TV series The Gentlemen.

Born on June 28, 1966 in Evanston, Illinois, John Cusack, best known for the films Not for Money... But for Love (1989), Being John Malkovich (1999) and High Fidelity (2000), was one of the protagonists of the cinema of the nineties and 2000s. In recent years he has instead chosen to stay away from the spotlight. Latest projects include the thriller Fog of War (2025) and the foreign films Detective Chinatown 1900 and Decoded.

Born on December 21, 1948 in Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, star of the films Pulp Fiction (1994), Avengers and The Hateful Eight (2015), achieved fame in the nineties. In 2026 he starred in the films The Beast and Just Play Dead. Upcoming projects include J.J.'s The Great Beyond. Abrams, Incredibles 3 and Avengers: Secret Wars.