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Over the past decade, "Terrifier" has emerged as one of the hottest new slasher franchises, with each installment delivering bigger box-office numbers. The original earned $421,000 worldwide, followed by $15.8 million for the sequel and $98.4 million for the third film. Art the Clown has also become increasingly recognizable, cementing his place among horror cinema’s most iconic killers. Yet despite his growing fame, the movies have revealed very little about where he came from.
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Now, Art’s mysterious past may finally be revealed. David Howard Thornton, who plays the silent killer, recalled: "The first time I sat down in the makeup chair with Damien [Leone, the franchise’s director and makeup effects artist], I asked him, ‘Tell me everything about Art. Who is he? Why does he do these things? Because I really want to know.’ And he told me, ‘I don’t know.’ Over the years, we’ve discussed a lot of different directions, and the ideas keep changing, so I don’t know where he’ll ultimately land. But one thing we’ve talked about is that we don’t want him to have a sympathetic backstory. In my mind, he’s basically evil incarnate. He was born pure evil. I think he would have strangled his mother with his own umbilical cord the moment he was born. So I’m very interested to see how we approach the character. I hope we answer some of the different questions, like why he never speaks."
Thornton teased that "Terrifier 4" will uncover Art’s origins, though he does not expect it to be his final appearance in the franchise. He added: "I’m not done playing him yet. I have so much fun with the character. He’s a little asshole, and playing him lets me do all sorts of things I could never get away with in real life without facing legal consequences. So yes, of course I’d come back."
via： ComicBook.com