Terrifier 3 is confirmed, giving Art the Clown his own trilogy, and the news from director Damien Leone indicates it'll be the most terrifying yet.
Terrifier 3 is one of the most anticipated upcoming supernatural slasher-horrors, thanks in no small part to the breakout success of 2022's Terrifier 2, and there have already been plenty of updates on what to expect from director Damien Leone's next gore-filled shock fest. Led by the vicious Art the Clown, the Terrifier franchise has gradually gained a loyal following, with the bloodthirsty Art the Clown first appearing in the 2008 short film The 9th Circle. Art the Clown would later return in the 2013 anthology movie All Hallow's Eve before finally getting his own movie in 2016's Terrifier. However, it was Terrifier 2 that introduced many to Art the Clown and Leone's twisted genius, and all the Terrifier 3 news so far indicates it will up the scale significantly to reflect this.
The upcoming Terrifier 3 will tie together Damien Leone's breakout horror trilogy. 2016's Terrifier was a low-key affair that didn't gain much notice outside horror movie fan circles (although within them, it was widely discussed). Art the Clown returned to his old tricks again just in time for Halloween 2022 with Terrifier 2, with David Howard Thornton reprising the role of Art The Clown. Terrifier 2 has not only become a surprise horr
or hit but also one of the year's most relentlessly scary and violent horror movies, with many reports of Terrifier 2 causing moviegoers to faint. With that kind of impact and even horror movie infamy associated with Terrifier 2, the world has not seen the last of Art the Clown's sinister grin. Here is everything currently known about Art's return in Terrifier 3 and what it could entail.
The most recent Terrifier 3 news offers some reassurance to fans who are awaiting the next Art the Clown movie. The Terrifier 3 release window has been confirmed by director Damien Leone, who reveals the third Terrifier movie has a 2024 release window. Leone confirmed the news along with a heartfelt thank you to fans for the surprise success of Terrifier 2, while also teasing something to look forward to in the nearer future:
This year has been unlike anything we could have imagined. To see all the love Terrifier 2 has received and the excitement this release has inspired from fans new and old, is truly beyond words. As a thank you to them and the many people who worked tirelessly on this release, we want to bring it back to the big screen where it belongs. And more than that, while fans eagerly await the release of Terrifier 3 next year, we will be including some special surprises because a year is just too long to wait.
Given the wild reception Terrifier 2 received from audiences for such a low-budget horror movie, it is not surprising the sequel is quickly being pushed forward. With Leone suggesting there is still a year wait for the movie, it seems likely Terrifier 3 will land sometime in late summer or early fall 2024. However, the intriguing "special surprises" is a big mystery as there's no telling what kind of twisted other tales Leone has in mind to bridge the gap to Terrifier 3's release, but it will almost certainly maintain the shocking brutality of the franchise.
Terrifier 3 Release Date
There has been no confirmed Terrifier 3 premiere date, but along with the news where director David Leone revealed the budget, he also revealed a tentative release window. Leone will start shooting Terrifier 3 at the end of 2023, and he expects the movie to be released at the end of 2024. Leone confirmed this in September 2023 revealing that the release date was roughly a year away. This means that gap between Terrifier 2 and Terrifier 3 will be just over 2 years, which is a much shorter gap than the six years between 2016's Terrifier and 2022's Terrifier 2.
Terrifier 2's Box Office Explained (& How It Can Help Sequel's Chances)
Terrifier 2 was a huge 2022 horror success, as it was initially released in just 886 theaters across North America, pulling in $805,000 in its opening weekend, already making it a box office success against the film's tiny $250,000 budget. Terrifier 2 then climbed to $1 million in its second weekend as word of mouth spread about the film, which continued throughout October 2022. Having earned more than $15 million, Terrifier 2 has become a true hit, massively overperforming, and Terrifier 2 helped the franchise earn its reputation of frightening audiences. As a result, Terrifier 3 could become a true box office phenomenon.
Terrifier 3 Cast
There haven't been many significant updates about the Terrifier 3 cast yet, but the ending of Terrifier 2 made many returning faces a near guarantee. Art the Clown will return to rival Pennywise in Terrifier 3, which also seems to be the case for Victoria, so Samantha Scaffidi can be expected to return too. Amelie McLain will also likely be back as The Little Pale Girl, while Lauren LaVera is confirmed to return as Sienna along with Thornton (via Bloody Disgusting), and Elliot Fullam could also possibly return as Jonathan. Then again, with the extremely traumatic events Terrifier 2 put them through, Terrifier 3 might give them a break and bring in some new protagonists. In any case, Art the Clown's talent for terror will surely bring more scares in Terrifier 3. The big question, of course, is whether Sienna's Dad, teased throughout Terrifier 2, will have a presence in Terrifier 3. If he does, there's been no casting news that indicates who could play him — although a male actor in an unspecified role could be a big hint about the plot Damien Leone doesn't want to give away just yet.
Terrifier 3 Story Details
In Terrifier 2, the horror movie's ending sees Art the Clown brutally beheaded by Sienna, with his killing associate, credited as "The Little Pale Girl" (Amelie McLain) picking up Art's head and leaving with it. Later, Terrifier 2's end-credits scene shows the first Terrifier's surviving victim Victoria Heyes (Samantha Scaffidi) literally giving birth to Art's head in a mental institution. With Art's still living head grinning at the horrified nurse, even decapitation clearly is not enough to stop Art the Clown, and the supernatural return of the new horror movie icon is already set in motion for Terrifier 3.
Outside the sequel hints in Terrifier 2's ending, no Terrifier 3 news has revealed anything regarding the story. However, in terms of what audiences can expect to see in the threequel, Leone promised that Terrifier 3 will be the scariest movie yet, and that the franchise will turn to its roots, being more like the original short film. The director explained, "One of my main goals for Terrifier 3 is to recapture the creep factor present in the original Terrifier short film. That had a genuinely spooky atmosphere that I’m still proud of."
Terrifier 3 Trailer
Terrifier 3 updates are few and far between at this time, as the movie hasn't even entered production yet, and that means that won't be a trailer available for a long time. If the movie is released around Halloween 2024, which is looking likely, the first trailer will probably be released in mid-July 2024, as teaser trailers are generally released around three months before a movie's release. When the film enters production at the end of 2023, behind-the-scenes images will be revealed, but any sign of Terrifier 3 trailer is still a year away.
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