In 1974, “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre,” created by Kim Henkel and the late Tobe Hooper (“Poltergeist”), hit theaters. The film about a family of cannibals went on to spawn nine more movies, ten if you count the unreleased “All American Massacre.” And like any well-established horror IP, it will be getting yet another reboot.
Verve which has held the rights for the slasher franchise since 2017, is in the market to make a new movie.
“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”
The rumor mill is already atwitter with the possible talent to back the new project. It’s reported that filmmaker JT Mollner and producer Roy Lee, the duo behind the indie smash hit “Strange Darling,” are eyeing it up. There is also talk that writer/producer/actor Glen Powell (“Twisters”) is interested in reading a potential script by Mollner.
To be crystal clear, this project is in the very early stages of development. No contracts or official attachments have been made, just yet.
However, Lionsgate and A24 seem interested in a possible team-up between Mollner and Powell. So odds are this will be the way things lean until there is some good reason to change that. This early into the development stages is all speculation. It’s not like the company is hurting for offers.
“Verve represents The Texas Chainsaw Massacre estate and is building out a multimedia strategy for the seminal horror franchise,” a Verve representative told Deadline. “Verve has not officially submitted the property into any filmmakers, producers or buyers. Because this is such a hot and iconic horror property, packages are pre-emptively being brought to Verve.”
Color us curious about what that multimedia strategy will entail. [I’m personally gunning for Leatherface on Ice.]
We’ll keep you posted on updates about the “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” reboot as they become available. The first film is currently, streaming on Amazon Prime, PlutoTV, Tubi, Peacock, Plex, and Freevee.
