The upcoming Terrifier 3 is already turning heads – and audience members' stomachs – with Damien Leone's latest dose of unrelenting gore. This third installment in the shock horror franchise made its mark with a powerful debut at Fantastic Fest in September, and is now poised to drive a hatchet right through the 2024 movie schedule . The film immediatley pushes boundaries with its gnarly, controversial opening scene , showing off a budget that's far higher than its $250,000-funded predecessor while still keeping things indie.
But as The Notorious B.I.G.
once taught us, with more money come more problems. In a candid interview with The Hollywood Reporter , Leone laid bare the pros and cons of his newfound financial flexibility. The Terrifier creator, who has built his career around a grassroots, DIY approach, didn’t hold back in discussing the stress of stepping into a bigger production.
(Read our Terrifier 3 review here!) As the filmmaker explained to the publication: In some regards, it was easier, but it was also the most stressful and intense film I’ve ever worked on. More money, more problems is real, and I had to deal with so many more people that I’ve never had to deal with before in front of the camera, behind the camera and behind the scenes. You’re getting pulled in so many different directions.
There were so many more questions I had to answer because there were many more departments with many more crew members in them. So that was really tough, and we h.