Companion's Post-Credits Scene Explained
Companion's post-credits scenes hint at the direction Iris might take with her life going forward, and even tease potential directions that a prospective sequel could take. Companion follows Iris, a young woman who discovers she's actually a robot companion for her "boyfriend" Josh. An early story beat reveals this truth in a brutal manner, with the rest of the twists and turns in the film setting the stage for Companion's cast of characters to go through some pretty wild events.
No one experiences more in Companion than the robotic Iris, who goes from a wide-eyed innocent to a confident fighter by the end of the film. The movie concludes with Iris following through on her statement from the beginning of the movie when she teased that she would eventually be the one to kill Josh. However, the final moments of the film, including some scenes before the climax and during the credits, tease the directions that Iris could be going — and what a possible sequel could be about.
Companion's Mid-Credits Scene Shows Iris Making Her Getaway
Iris Ends Companion On Her Own And With A Lot Of Cash
The mid-credits scene of Companion confirms that Iris is free after the events of the film, setting the stage for a possible sequel. After discovering her true nature as a robotic companion instead of a human being, Iris spends most of Companion struggling to escape the grasp of Jack Quaid's Josh and his friends. Iris is eventually been able to fully unlock her potential and even kill Josh after he tries to destroy her. Her self-acceptance is visualized by Iris taking a shower and ripping the charred false skin on her arm to reveal the robotic appendage.
The mid-credits scene shows Iris driving off to some unknown future in one of Sergey's luxury cars, with his cash in the back and the future ahead of her. Iris makes eye contact with another woman in a car, who could be inferred to either be a robot like her or simply a woman also caught in a toxic relationship. Iris smiles and waves at her, revealing her robotic arm. This signifies that Iris is happy with who she is, giving the character a happy ending. However, it's also open-ended enough for potential future stories.
How Companion's Credits Scene Sets Up A Sequel
Iris Could Go In Plenty Of Directions In A Possible Sequel To Companion
Companion ends on a fairly conclusive note. Josh and his friends are all dead, all at the hands of either Iris or the other robot in the film, Patrick. Iris is also free to explore the world at large and make some genuine memories of her own, instead of simply being controlled by Josh and people like him. Iris going on the run with millions in cash could allow her to venture to entirely different parts of the world with little effort. However, the company that designed her will likely be on the hunt for her.
Iris could be heading off into the sunset, or she could be seeking out like-minded people to lead a robot revolution.
There's also the potential that she follows through on what the audience learned from Teddy. One of the engineers sent to recover Iris, Teddy is the only other survivor of Companion after she saves him from Patrick and he unlocks her full potential. Teddy suggests that other people agree with him that robots should have more freedom and autonomy. Iris could be heading off into the sunset, or she could be seeking out like-minded people to lead a robot revolution. Both could work well as possible storylines for a prospective sequel to Companion.
What Director Drew Hancock Has Said About A Potential Sequel
A Companion Sequel Doesn't Seem Likely
While the mid-credits scene in Companion does open the door for a sequel and more of Iris' story to explore, that doesn't seem to be what the filmmakers intended with the extra scene. Despite the fact that Companion was a critical hit, director Drew Hancock has cast doubt on any Companion sequel happening, insisting that the first movie told the story he wanted to tell and that Iris' story from now on is meant to be a peaceful one that might not have made for a very exciting sequel:
"I told my story. My sequel would be like, she goes off, she uses the $12 million to buy a farm, and then she just spends the rest of her life farming the land and watching the sunset. I think Iris isn't looking to create a robot revolution. She's just wanting to live very human moments, and I don't think there's anything more human than enjoying a sunset.”
The mid-credit scene does give audiences the hint that Iris is going off on a new adventure, but it is quite heartwarming that it is not one that audiences need to see. Hancock is right that she doesn't need to be made into some bigger hero and can simply go off to enjoy her own life of freedom now. While it is possible that a sequel could explore more of this world and how robots are used, Companion could simply exist as a very effective standalone sci-fi movie.
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