\n\tLeslie Vernon will rise again.<\/p>\n
\n\tIt\u2019s been 20 years since the 2006 slasher mockumentary \u201cBehind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon<\/a>\u201d became an indie horror hit, and a long-discussed sequel is officially underway, Variety can confirm. Titled \u201cBehind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon<\/a>,\u201d it will follow the further adventures of the then-rising serial killer Leslie Vernon.<\/p>\n \n\tDirector Scott Glosserman and writer David J. Stieve are returning for the sequel, as well as original stars Nathan Baesel, Angela Goethals and Robert Englund.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cFor 20 years, people have asked if Leslie would ever come back. The truth is, he never really left,\u201d Glosserman said in a statement. \u201cFans 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.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tA Kickstarter is also launching to help supplement the scope of the film. While the film is getting made even without fan support, Glosserman said additional funds can help expand it.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cWe\u2019re making the movie either way,\u201d Glosserman said. \u201cBut the more the audience gets involved, the bigger we can make it. Bigger set pieces. More cameos. More surprises. This has always been a fan-driven film, and it still is.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tPaper Street Pictures, a filmmaker-first genre company led by Aaron B. Koontz and Cameron Burns, is producing the sequel.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cAaron, Cam, and the entire Paper Street team never stopped believing there was more story to tell with Leslie,\u201d Glosserman said. \u201cTheir support and persistence over the years made a huge difference in getting us here. They\u2019ve built a home for bold horror filmmakers, and I couldn\u2019t imagine making this sequel with anyone else.\u201d <\/p>\n \n\tAdam F. Goldberg (\u201cThe Goldbergs,\u201d \u201cShelby Oaks\u201d) is also joining as an executive producer.<\/p>\n \n\tWatch the trailer for the first \u201cBehind the Mask\u201d film below.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Leslie Vernon will rise again. It\u2019s been 20 years since the 2006 slasher mockumentary \u201cBehind the Mask: The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":594422,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[225863,225864,49,48,75],"class_list":{"0":"post-594421","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-behind-the-mask-ii-the-return-of-leslie-vernon","9":"tag-behind-the-mask-the-rise-of-leslie-vernon","10":"tag-ca","11":"tag-canada","12":"tag-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/594421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=594421"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/594421\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/594422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=594421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=594421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=594421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}