"Jeepers Creepers III: Cathedral" Moving Forward

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From Fangoria.com

- "Creepers fans get ready: the third chapter of the saga created by Victor Salva is ready to fly. “The script, now titled JEEPERS CREEPERS III: CATHEDRAL, is about to enter preproduction at MGM and does include a prologue in the Old West where we see how the Creeper became a frightening part of cowboy and Native American folklore,” Salva tells Fango. For the third assault, one of the best screen creatures of recent years comes back even more fetishist and disturbing than ever. After a brief stop in the past, the script picks up exactly where JEEPERS II left off, with a new 23rd spring only a day away. “I will say,” Salva reveals, “that one aspect of the third film features Trish Jenner [again played by Gina Philips from the original film], who, 23 years later, has a teenage son of her own, named Darry after her long lost brother. Trish is having a terrible recurring dream where her son meets the same terrible fate as her brother. Now a rich and powerful woman, Trish is determined to stop the Creeper once and for all.”

Salva, who contributed the IN SICKNESS & IN HEALTH episode of FEAR ITSELF this summer, is really excited about the story and promises a lot of surprises. “The other elements of the story, which easily make JEEPERS CREEPERS III the biggest film of the three, include some of the scariest and most intense Creeper stuff we have ever attempted,” he says.

As for the word “CATHEDRAL” appearing in the title, the director doesn’t want to explain the enigma but he notes that “it is a large part of the film created especially for all our loyal JEEPERS CREEPERS fans. The new JEEPERS—JEEPERS THREEPERS as we affectionately refer to it around here—brings back all the classic ideas of the first film, but brings them horrifyingly full circle. It also revisits characters from both films [Ray Wise from II returns, as does Creeper actor Jonathan Breck], lets us learn more about what the Creeper is and, by popular demand, reintroduces the infamous Creeper truck.” What else do you want from a JEEPERS CREEPERS movie?!"

After the extremely cheesy crapfest that was "Jeepers Creepers 2," I'm very hesitant to even give this a mild consideration. Unless a future teaser and/or trailer far surpasses my already too-low expectations, this will be a rental, at best.