Last Interview on the Left - Ready or Not 2: Here We Come - An Interview with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, the directing duo behind Radio Silence, join Last Podcast on the Left to discuss their horror-action films, including the upcoming Ready or Not 2: Here We Come (March 20 release). Longtime fans of the podcast from their early short-film days, they share insights on their punk roots, collaborative process, and satirical takes on wealth and power.

Critiquing Wealth and Power

The directors' films—Ready or Not, Abigail, and the sequel—repeatedly target the rich as exploiters who treat others as playthings. They see this as an "evergreen truth": achieving extreme wealth inevitably involves exploitation. No grace for "good billionaires"; even philanthropists like MacKenzie Scott are viewed skeptically amid broader critiques (e.g., Bill Gates' divorce). Matt recounts a teenage brush with elite life via his punk bandmate, Danielle Steel's son Nick—charismatic but conflicted, with "weird tells" like a 1990s car phone revealing his separate world. This informed their portrayal of insular rich societies in Ready or Not, where the Le Domas (later Ledomus) family plays deadly games. The sequel escalates to real Satanism, contrasting the first film's "low-rent amateur" rituals (1980s-inspired make-believe) with a professional temple, goat pit, and gothic vibes drawn from Hammer horror and Christopher Lee films like Devil Rides Out. They