Leslie Vernon will be back in the upcoming Behind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon, and Variety reports that David Howard Thornton (Terrifier) has joined the cast.
David Howard Thornton is said to be featured in a “key role.” Stay tuned for more.
“David is one of the defining faces of the modern slasher era,” returning director Scott Glosserman said in a statement to Variety. “If Behind the Mask was about deconstructing the classic rules, then a sequel 20 years later has to reckon with what the genre has become.”
Glosserman adds, “Bringing David into Leslie’s world lets us put the old guard and the new blood in direct conversation, which is exactly where this movie should live.”
The upcoming slasher sequel picks up in a horror landscape that has changed dramatically since Leslie first emerged, as the old rules of the genre collide with a new wave of modern slashers, viral killers, legacy sequels and blood-soaked icons built for the internet age.
It look less than 10 minutes for the Kickstarter campaign for the recently announcedBehind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon to smash through its goal earlier this year.
The stars of the 2006 movieBehind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernonwill reunite for the upcoming sequel, withNathan Baesel, Angela GoethalsandRobert Englundconfirmed to return asLeslie Vernon, Taylor Gentry, and Doc Halloran, respectively.Scott Glossermanis also back to directBehind the Mask II, withDavid J. Stieveback to write the film.
Glosserman previews,“For twenty years, people have asked if Leslie would ever come back. Fans kept this movie alive by sharing it, quoting it, introducing it to their friends, and treating it like something worth holding onto. This sequel is happening because of them.”
In the 2006 meta-slasher, aspiring slasher icon Leslie Vernon gives a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the sleepy town of Glen Echo. What’s Leslie Vernon been up to in the past 20 years? And what’s next for the character?
Paper Street Pictures, led byAaron B. KoontzandCameron Burns, produces the sequel.Adam F. Goldberg(The Goldbergs, Shelby Oaks) will also serve as an executive producer.
ExpectBehind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernonin 2027.
