Overview
- Variety, Bloody Disgusting and JoBlo reported Wednesday that David Howard Thornton has been cast in a key role for Behind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon.
- The sequel reunites director Scott Glosserman and writer David J. Stieve with original stars Nathan Baesel, Angela Goethals and Robert Englund and is set 20 years after the 2006 film.
- An official plot description says the story will explore how classic slasher rules collide with viral-era killers, legacy sequels and internet-shaped horror icons.
- A Kickstarter campaign raised more than $400,000 quickly earlier this year and producers say filming is expected to begin in the fall, with a 2027 release window reported but not formally confirmed by primary distributors.
- Paper Street Pictures producers Aaron B. Koontz and Cameron Burns and executive producers including Adam F. Goldberg are attached, and Thornton’s casting deliberately links the original cult property to recent slasher notoriety from films like Terrifier.