It’s been 12 years since we first met a new slasher icon in Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon. Directed by Scott Glosserman, the innovative film took a meta approach to the sub-genre, deconstructing the whole damn thing by taking us behind the scenes and showing what it’s like to be a slasher villain. Planning. Preparation. Execution.
Various attempts to get Before the Mask: The Return of Leslie Vernon, a sequel/prequel/remake, off the ground have failed over the years, but *something* may finally be happening on that front. The official Facebook page for Before the Mask just posted a photo of what looks to be table read for the film, with stars Nathan “Leslie” Baesel and Angela “Taylor” Goethals pictured, along with director Glosserman.
The caption reads, “What the hell is going on here?????” and includes “#itshappening.”
Here’s what we last heard about Before the Mask, which is now a comic series:
“Before the Mask will pick up where Behind The Mask left off with Vernon disappointed that his fame did not catch on, but ready to get back to work. With Before The Mask, Glosserman seeks to create a spreemake, or a mash-up of a sequel, prequel, and remake, that will deconstruct and comment on the archetypes of prequels, sequels and remakes.”
We’ll do some digging and report more as we learn it.