Overview
- Leone said on social media the screenplay is very close to completion and he hopes to start pre-production in spring 2026.
- He stressed that no filming start or release window is set and that any timelines not confirmed by him are not official.
- The filmmaker characterized the new installment as the franchise’s finale, calling it his most challenging and emotionally significant script.
- David Howard Thornton will return as Art the Clown, and Lauren LaVera is expected to reprise Sienna Shaw, with both noting the project has not begun filming.
- Leone plans an early sequence exploring Art’s origins while preserving the character’s mystique, following the series’ momentum after Terrifier 3’s record 2024 run.