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Art the Clown actor gives promising update on Terrifier 4, saying although the director is keeping certain plot points hidden, the ending is "batsh** insane"

Despite being kept in the dark just like us fans, Art the Clown star David Howard Thornton has given a promising update on Terrifier 4, which is still in the early development stage, with director Damien Leone currently penning the script. "I’m very excited, but I don’t know a whole lot, because this time around Damien has been keeping everything very close to his vest about what’s happening in the script," Thornton tells Slasher Radio. Thornton has played Art the Clown in all three official Terrifier movies, and is set to reprise the role of the serial killer entity for number 4. "He just goes, 'Oh yeah, you're gonna love the origin story, Dave. You’re gonna love how we do it,'" said Thornton of Damien Leone. "And he said also, 'The finale is bat-shit insane. You’re gonna have a lot of fun with that.' Other than that, I don’t know, but that makes me excited." Leone must be cooking up something terrifying indeed, as it's unusual for the director not to let his stars, Thornton, final girl Lauren Lavera, and Victoria's Samantha Scaffidi, see the script due to them being with the franchise the whole way. Thornton explained, "In the past, when he’s been writing the other scripts, he's been consulting us the whole entire time, running ideas by us. This time, he’s been pretty much silent." Nevertheless, Thornton says he has "so much faith" in the director. From what Leone has teased previously, we know that Terrifier 4 will finally shed some light on Art's origins. However, this might also mark the end for the killer jester. Leone has said that Terrifier 4 may be the last movie in the franchise, despite telling GamesRadar+ that it may take more than one movie to finish Art’s story. When asked whether he thinks the fourth installment will bring the franchise to an end, Thornton said, "I feel like this might be the finale of this story arc that [Leone]’s going with for right now and might give it a rest for a few years and might return later on to it. I have no idea, but I’m excited nonetheless." Terrifier 4 does not have a release date. While you wait, check out our list of the best horror movies and keep up to date with upcoming horror movies heading your way.

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Netflix's Monster: The Ed Gein Story called "devoid of context" by horror director and son of Psycho star Anthony Perkins: "I wouldn’t watch it with a 10-foot pole"

Netflix's new series Monster: The Ed Gein Story may be drawing in a lot of viewers, but one person who vows not to watch the true crime retelling is Longlegs director and the son of Psycho star Anthony Perkins, Osgood Perkins. "I wouldn’t watch it with a 10-foot pole,” said the director to TMZ. Perkins added that Netflix has taken the true crime genre and tuned it into "glamorous and meaningful content," and worries that true crime cases are being “reshaped in real time by overlords.” Played by Joey Pollari, Perkins' late father appears in the series, which shows the actor taking on the role of Norman Bates in Psycho. The Ed Gein Story looks at the films that were inspired by the killer's horrific crimes, including Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 movie Psycho, Tobe Hooper's 1974 slasher The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and Jonathan Demme's 1991 psychological horror The Silence of the Lambs. The show also delves very deeply into Anthony Perkins' personal life. One episode in particular shows the star struggling as a closeted actor and feeling like a 'monster' due to his role as Bates and his sexuality. Although the star's sexuality was an open secret in Hollywood, we don't think Osgood Perkins appreciates his father's business being displayed on the streamer, which no doubt took certain liberties. Perkins told TMZ that the genre as a whole is "increasingly devoid of context and that the Netflix-ization of real pain is playing for the wrong team." Anthony Perkins remained married to Osgood’s mother until his death from AIDS at age 60 in 1992. However, the new season is not the first to face controversy. Created by American Horror Story's Ryan Murphy, the first season, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, starring Evan Peters, looked at serial killer and suspected cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer and his string of murders in the '80s. The second, Monsters: The Lyle and Eric Menendez Story, covered the case of the Menendez brothers and the murder of their parents. Much like The Ed Gein Story, both seasons 1 and 2 faced backlash upon release due to their controversial nature. Murphy has been criticized both by viewers and victims' families over the show taking creative liberties, exaggerating, and fabricating certain details. But this hasn't stopped Murphy, who is already making Monster season 4, which will focus on suspected axe murderer Lizzie Borden. For more, check out our list of the best Netflix shows, or keep up to date with upcoming TV shows.

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John Boyega says he will always prefer Star Wars, but thinks the franchise could learn one thing from Star Trek

Which space-set sci-fi franchise is better, Star Wars or Star Trek? Fans may never be able to decide on an answer to that question, but Star Wars actor John Boyega says that although he will always remain faithful to the Galaxy Far, Far Away, George Lucas' franchise could learn one thing from Star Trek. "In Star Trek, they give you time to have discussions. I think there’s something Star Wars can learn from that, actually," said Boyega during a panel at Dragon Con (H/T Popverse). Boyega is correct in the fact that certain Star Wars storylines can move a little too fast, before audiences can work out how they feel about what just happened, and have time to connect with characters before they change course. This can be said about Boyega's character Finn, who quickly went from stormtrooper to a hero in the Resistance before fading into the background. We first met the force-sensitive being in The Force Awakens in 2015, which kicked off the Sequel Trilogy. Funnily enough, that movie was directed by J.J. Abrams, who has also worked on two Star Trek films. So does this mean that Boyega might one day dip his toes into the world of Star Trek? You shouldn't hold your breath. "In terms of me appearing in [Star Trek], I’ve got to stay on team. I’m a lightsaber guy," said the star. "I’m an old school Star Wars fan, and if you’re a Trekkie and you’ve met me at the booths, you would find that I would mention that I don’t like Star Trek." When it comes to why the star prefers Star Wars to Star Trek, it sounds as though action has a lot to do with it. "I just think that on the Trekkie side, they like to talk about it. On the Star Wars side, we just get active," added Boyega. "With Star Wars, you’ve got to talk while the war is going on." Alas, it looks like The Rise of Skywalker may have been the last we will see of Boyega in Star Wars, as the star is not currently attached to any future projects. Boyega said recently that he thought Finn would develop a villain arc and turn against Rey after the 2019 movie, but that never came to fruition. Could Finn appear in the upcoming untitled Rey movie? We will have to wait and find out. For more, check out our guides on how to watch Star Wars movies in order and the Star Wars timeline, and keep up with upcoming Star Wars movies and TV shows currently in the works.