There’s a particular thrill in seeing an actor for the first time and realizing that, to paraphrase Sheev Palpatine, you’ll be watching their career with great interest . That was my experience with Jessica Rothe, the star of Blumhouse’s wacky time-loop slasher-comedy Happy Death Day . Proving my instincts right, Happy Death Day 2U was equally delightful. A third movie to finish off the Happy Death Day trilogy remains in limbo, but a week before I interviewed Rothe over Zoom, she was having dinner with series director Christopher Landon to plot their next move. "We’re incredibly invested in the third one going forward," Rothe tells Polygon. "We have some tricks up our sleeve." In an industry that still treats genre like a pit stop on the way to something more “serious,” Rothe’s most notable roles — Happy Death Day , Boy Kills World , and Imposters , out later this year — underlines that it’s a genuine proving ground for performances that are as physically committed as they are emotionally grounded.…