Terrifier 2 via Damien Leone

David Howard Thornton has shared an update on Terrifier 3, revealing that the plan is to start filming on the anticipated threequel early next year.

Released last year, Terrifier 2 was a sleeper hit at the box office, grossing more than $15 million on a budget of around $250K. It has since been announced that a third movie is in the works, and given the success of Terrifier 2, the threequel will have a much bigger budget. Of course, Thornton is set to return as Art the Clown, with Damien Leone back in the director’s chair.

In an interview with Cinefied, Thornton teased a bigger and bloodier sequel with the third Terrifier film. While the actor hasn’t yet seen the screenplay, he knows that Leone is intent on sticking with what made the previous movies special, though the movie may also be “darker” than the first two films.

“I know, Damien, of course; his big thing is, we’ve got to keep doing what we’ve been doing. We need to stay true to the original concept of it all,” Thornton says. “I know one thing: he’s wanted to pull a little bit back from the comedy and go darker with part three. But we’re definitely not pulling back on the gore.”

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Teasing how Terrifier 3 won’t take long to shock filmgoers, Thornton adds, “I think Damien said the first five minutes of the film, a [major Hollywood] studio would not have allowed us to film. So, I can’t wait to see what he came up with! I trust Damien. I trust that man’s vision. He understands horror. He understands what makes it tick. He understands what the fans want to see.”

Terrifier 2 will be returning to theaters in November, which just may contain some extra content, as Thornton teased. The actor said, “There’s gonna be some extra stuff there. So, you might see something pertaining to part three. I can’t say exactly, but I know Damien’s got some goodies he’s wanting to put in.”

Catch Terrifier 2 in theaters when it returns on Nov. 1, 2023. According to Thornton, Terrifier 3 will start filming in early 2024, pending an interim agreement with SAG-AFTRA. Thornton can also be seen playing a grinchy murderer in the holiday horror-comedy film The Mean One, which releases on VOD on Oct. 2, 2023.

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