Although Myriad Pictures has already announced that "Jeepers Creepers 3" will go into production this year, the movie's director Victor Salva’s 1988 conviction brought the production of "Jeepers Creepers 3" to a screeching halt.
'Jeepers Creepers 3': Casting calls have been pulled out
After "Jeepers Creepers 3" director Victor Salva's pedophilia conviction resurfaced, the movie production was left with no choice but to cancel the casting calls for "Jeepers Creepers 3," reports Econotimes.
This issue has caused the delay for the scheduled filming of "Jeepers Creepers 3" on British Columbia, Canada.
The Union of British Columbia Performers released a warning announcing "Jeepers Creepers 3" director Victor Salva's sex crime with a minor in the past.
“It has recently come to our attention that a casting breakdown has gone out for a future film entitled 'Jeepers Creepers III' and that the director of the film, Victor Salva, was convicted of sexual misconduct in 1988,” it read.
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The Guardian reports that "Jeepers Creepers 3" director Victor Salva paid his dues and was sent to jail for three years and served 15 months after being convicted of performing a sexual act with child actor Nathan Forest Winters.
Nathan Forest Winters was only 12 years old at the time it happened. He was featured in two of the director's films. The abuse reportedly happened during the shooting of the 1989 film "Clownhouse."
Following his pedophilia conviction, "Jeepers Creepers 3" director Victor Salva stayed under the radar and has not made any films until 1995.
'Jeepers Creepers 3' is still happening
Despite the controversy, sequel producer Stan Spry, assured fans that "Jeepers Creepers 3" is still going to push through.
When asked by a fan on Twitter if "Jeepers Creepers 3" is ever going to happen, Stan Spry replied, "it is not cancelled. Producers are working on the domestic distribution deal."
@landon_mcminn it is not cancelled. Producers are working on the domestic distribution deal — Stan Spry (@stanspry) April 10, 2016
That's all the fans needed. Now, the hype for "Jeepers Creepers 3" is back and the anticipation is getting stronger by the minute.
