‘Behind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon’ has begun filming, and we could not be more excited about it.
Snowy weather can’t stop Leslie Vernon.
The official IG account for Behind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon has announced that the film has begun production, posting a brief video of Day 1 on set!
We don’t see much, other than a park location as snow falls from above. Still, that’s plenty to get us Vernon fans excited for the next chapter.
The announcement follows the film’s crowdfunding campaign that raised over $400,000.
Set twenty years after the original, the sequel to the cult found footage slasher film “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.”
The film reunites director Scott Glosserman and writer David J. Stieve with stars Nathan Baesel and Angela Goethals. David Howard Thornton (Art the Clown from the Terrifier franchise) has also joined the cast.
Producers include Aaron B. Koontz and Cameron Burns for Paper Street Pictures (Scare Package), alongside producers Scott Glosserman and David J Stieve. Executive producers are Adam F. Goldberg and Hans Rodionoff, alongside Carmelo Chimera and Syed Ali Saeed of Act One Media. Kristy Jett is an associate producer on the film.
The original Behind the Mask debuted in 2006 and followed Taylor (Goethals), head of a documentary crew filming the methods of killer Leslie Vernon (Baesel). It became an instant cult fave through its clever exploration of the slasher genre and a charismatic cast that also featured Robert Englund as a Dr. Loomis type.
Finally, we are another step closer to Leslie’s long-awaited return. Buckle up.
