Director Adam Green has exclusively told Bloody-Disgusting.com that Hatchet 2, the follow-up to Anchor Bay mega-success Hatchet, is definitely happening and has the poster to prove it.

Green continued to explain what’s going on with the movie now and whether or not he’s set to direct again:

“Hopefully it gets made this year if we can schedule it in a way that works for me. The only reason a production date has not been agreed upon is because clearly everyone in the Hatchet camp wants to do it at a time when I can be the one to return at the helm, and as you can see from the multitude of projects I am already doing, it’s going to take some very careful planning and scheduling to find a time where I am available to make the film. Should we all decide that the film cannot wait any longer – I will pass the torch to a different writer/director for Hatchet 2, but nobody involved wants to even discuss that scenario just yet.”

The film’s star, Kane Hodder, and horror veteran Tony Todd, are reportedly confirmed for the sequel despite not having a definite production start date.

Green is currently working on the films Frozen and God Only Knows, in which he wrote and directed.

To check out the film’s teaser poster, click here.