Lest you doubt his dedication to his residence state, Glen Powell actually does love Texas, even sufficient to be a part of the group bringing arguably its most well-known movie franchise again to life.
After a aggressive scenario that has spanned months, A24 is on deck to shepherd the subsequent iteration of “Texas Chainsaw Bloodbath” to screens each giant and small. Powell, alongside his Barnstorm associate Dan Cohen, will govt produce the primary challenge associated to the title: a TV sequence, to be directed by “Unusual Darling” and “The Lengthy Stroll” filmmaker JT Mollner. Per A24Powell is serving “strictly in a producing function.”
Different govt producers embody Spooky Photos’ Roy Lee and Steven Schneider, Stuart Manashil, Picture Nation’s Ben Ross, and Exurbia Movies’ Kim Henkel, who co-created the unique “Texas Chainsaw Bloodbath” with Hooper. Exurbia Movies’ Ian Henkel and Pat Cassidy may even produce.
Per as we speak’s official announcement from A24, “With curiosity from a number of studios and high-level artistic groups, Verve, which represents all media rights, led the method, working with Exurbia Movies … with the aim of constructing out and growing a strategic plan for the ‘Texas Chainsaw Bloodbath’ deal in addition to to finest place the ‘Texas Chainsaw Bloodbath’ model and its artistic and modern future whereas defending the franchise’s legacy.”
“It was a tough choice, however A24’s embrace of boundary-testing style movie, and its document of working with artists who’re inclined to check boundaries made them a compelling selection,” Kim Henkel shared. “Plus, we imagine having a terrific artistic and producing staff — JT Mollner, Roy Lee, Dan Cohen, and Glen Powell — in place provides us one of the best shot at a sequence that may very well be genuinely eye-opening and surprising. There’s an epic story lurking within the Chainsaw backstory.”
Mollner will direct the preliminary sequence, and whereas a movie can also be in early growth with the identical producing staff and ImageNation, Mollner is just not hooked up to the movie.
“I’ve stated publicly that I’m not curious about remaking good movies, and the unique ‘Texas Chainsaw Bloodbath’ is an ideal movie,” Mollner stated in his personal assertion. “Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel created one thing daring, transgressive, and actually seminal that holds up even as we speak because the gold customary for horror. When the chance for an extended type exploration into this world arose, I noticed it as a contemporary means in, in addition to a strategy to honor the prevailing folklore. I can’t think about higher companions for this method than A24. That is actually an honor.”
“The ‘Texas Chainsaw Bloodbath’ is one among my favourite movies. It outlined a technology of horror movies and over half a century after its launch, it stays one of many definitive films of my residence state,” added Powell. “I’m honored to have Barnstorm assist usher in a brand new chapter for such an iconic title and franchise. With a marquee residence in A24 and visionary filmmaker with JT Mollner, alongside our prime shelf producing companions, I couldn’t have dreamed of a greater staff for such a dream property.”
Hooper’s horrifying 1974 authentic movie provided a contemporary new imaginative and prescient of American horror — heavy on the in-breeding, definitely not gentle on the cannibalism — that cleverly positioned its story of a bloodthirsty backwoods household as being “true.” It went on to spawn a franchise that at the moment consists of 9 movies, comics, a novel, and two online game variations that span 4 totally different continuities.
The final “Texas Chainsaw” movie was made in 2022 by Netflix (after its rights modified arms from Lionsgate to Legendary Photos, hinting at among the rights hullabaloo to return) and was directed by filmmaker David Blue Garcia. Set 50 years after the unique story, it was launched on the streaming platform to usually destructive opinions.
CAA reps Roy Lee & Barnstorm. Mollner is repped by UTA, World Builder Leisure, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner Auerbach Hynick Jaime LeVine Pattern & Klein. Schneider is repped by UTA. Exurbia Movies (Kim Henkel, Ian Henkel, and Pat Cassidy) is represented by Verve and legal professional Marios Rush.