‘Terrifier 3’ will be the most “extreme” yet with a “much bigger budget”
nme.comTerrifier 3, the third film in the indie horror franchise about a killer clown called Art, have been revealed – including a larger budget and more “extreme” violence.The original film in the slasher series, Terrifier, came out in 2018.
Written and directed by Damien Leone on a budget of just $35,000, it kicked up a storm on social media thanks to its high levels of gore and earned enough at the box office for Terrifier 2 to be green-lit.
Made for around $250,000, the sequel (again helmed by Leone) built on this reputation, reportedly causing people to pass out in cinemas and taking more than $15million globally.
Later, it was submitted for Oscars consideration in a fan-driven campaign led by horror specialist publication Bloody Disgusting, though came away empty-handed.Now Priscilla Smith, president and founder of French distributors The Coven, has detailed plans for another sequel to be filmed in November or December of this year.
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