After 20 years, Leslie Vernon is finally back, with production officially underway on Behind the Mask II.
On Instagram, actor Ben Pace revealed over the weekend that the long-gestating sequel, Behind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon, was now filming. Pace is reprising his role as Doug from Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, who was the sole surviving cameraman by the end of the 2006 slasher mockumentary film.
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Behind the Mask II was officially announced in April 2026. Director Scott Glosserman and writer David J. Stieve are returning for the sequel, as are original stars Nathan Baesel, Angela Goethals, and Robert Englund as Leslie Vernon, Taylor Gentry, and Doc Halloran, respectively. Terrifier star David Howard Thornton joins the sequel in a “key role.”
The Return of Leslie Vernon will follow the further adventures of the then-rising serial killer Leslie Vernon. Paper Street Pictures is producing the sequel, with Adam F. Goldberg (The Goldbergs) on board as an executive producer. A 2027 release is behing planned for the sequel.
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