Thornton Talks Art The Clown’s Origin

David Howard Thornton says Art the Clown won’t be getting a sympathetic backstory in Terrifier 4.

Thornton spoke about it at a Chattanooga Comic Con panel hosted by ComicBook.com. Damien Leone has already said the fourth film will explore where Art came from.

Thornton said that when he first sat in the makeup chair, he asked Leone to tell him everything about Art. Leone told him he didn’t know yet. The two have tossed around different ideas over the years.

“I don’t know what he’s going to land on,” Thornton said. “But I know one thing we’ve talked about is, we don’t want him to have a sympathetic background. In my head, he basically is evil incarnate. He came out of the womb just evil.”

He said he’s curious to see how the film handles it, and hopes it touches on things like why Art never speaks.

Terrifier 4 takes place around New Year’s Eve and is aiming for theaters in 2027. Thornton, Lauren LaVera and Samantha Scaffidi are expected to return. Leone has called it the conclusion of the saga.

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