TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE Reboot Will Reportedly Feature An Older Take On Leatherface

TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE Reboot Will Reportedly Feature An Older Take On Leatherface

It sounds like the upcoming Fede Alvarez-produced Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot may take a page out of the recent Halloween revival's book by introducing a much older take on iconic psycho, Leatherface...

By MarkCassidy - May 06, 2020 12:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Horror

We found out back in January that Legendary was developing yet another Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie with The Dig filmmakers Ryan and Andy Tohill on board to direct, and Fede Alvarez producing. The project was described as a reboot, but could it actually be a direct sequel to Tobe Hooper's 1974 classic?

That's pure speculation on our part, but it would line up with what The Illuminerdi is reporting.

According to the site, this latest TCM movie will feature a much older take on power-tool swinging maniac, Leatherface. Listed in the character breakdown as "Kenny," he is described as being about 60-years-old with a large build, and is said to "primarily express himself with guttural noises that range from a howling belly laugh to a pig-like squeal." Sounds about right!

The plot will reportedly follow a 25-year old San Francisco moneymaker named Melody, who drags her wheelchair-bound sister Dreama to the Lone Star State on a business trip only to run into our human skin-mask wearing friend.

The new Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie was actually scheduled to commence production this week, but that's obviously not happening now. It's entirely possible that Chris Thomas Devlin's script will have undergone some changes by the time cameras do roll, but this definitely sounds like it'll be paying homage to the original while also taking influence from the recent Halloween revival.

What do you guys think? Looking forward to more Leatherface? Let us known in the usual place.

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Origame
Origame - 5/6/2020, 12:59 PM
So no one remembers the last texas chainsaw movie that had the same premise as the recent halloween movie, with it being a sequel years later featuring an older version of the classic character?
IndominusTitan
IndominusTitan - 5/6/2020, 1:02 PM
Lol these guys aren’t thinking outside of the box anymore
TexasAvenger
TexasAvenger - 5/6/2020, 1:02 PM
Why won't you die, Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise??? Whyyyyy?
MasterMix
MasterMix - 5/6/2020, 1:04 PM
Let it die already! Texas Chainsaw Massacre has had more retcons than Halloween.
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 5/6/2020, 1:14 PM
Ehhh...

THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 5/6/2020, 1:16 PM
Damn shame this movie fell victim to the cash crab sequels. I get it for movies like Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street, but Texas Chainsaw Massacre was something more.


Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 5/6/2020, 2:42 PM
@THEDARKKNIGHT1939 -
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 5/6/2020, 3:16 PM
@Reeds2Much - lmao oops
Repian
Repian - 5/6/2020, 1:19 PM
I like the idea of ​​a film crew visiting the Sawyer family crime scenes. So when they get to the family home, they try to survive.
Repian
Repian - 5/6/2020, 1:45 PM
@RageCipher - I was thinking of a film crew working on a documentary. So, we have the opportunity to see places from the first two movies again.

The radio station

Cave

and Sawyer Residence

A tribute to the best of Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Jayman627
Jayman627 - 5/6/2020, 2:06 PM
I actually saw the Jessica Biel one last halloween and I actually liked it, good atmosphere and kinda had that grimy "Saw" look which worked for me. Doesn't top the original but hey I'm not expecting anything too.

Honestly, the directors the biggest thing for a movie like this, if they have talent and a vision then it could work, in the same way as the latest Halloween film!
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 5/6/2020, 2:24 PM
@Jayman627 - That's definitely the best of the news ones... although that's not saying much. Also, Biel is... nice to look at.
Vanillain
Vanillain - 5/6/2020, 3:32 PM
I can't wait for him to break his back as he tries to swing his chainsaw.

Kozmik
Kozmik - 5/6/2020, 4:42 PM
I'm sorry, 'Dreama!?'
PsychoticSpaceRaccoon
PsychoticSpaceRaccoon - 5/6/2020, 5:21 PM
How many [frick]ing reboots of this shit do we need? [frick] you, Hollywood.
DrDafoe
DrDafoe - 5/6/2020, 7:14 PM
Since Halloween and this are going for older takes on horror villains, might as well get Robert Englund to reprise his role as Freddy.
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 5/6/2020, 7:40 PM
I hope it makes more sense than the last one. The last one has the baby being found in the early 70s and then it jumps to 2013 and the baby is grown up and is only in her early 20s and should have been in her 40s. 🤷‍♂️
TH29
TH29 - 5/6/2020, 9:55 PM
@AnthonyVonGeek - Lol yeah she should have.they got hot ass Alexandra Daddario to play someone born in 73
marvel72
marvel72 - 5/7/2020, 11:41 AM
The original was banned in the UK. They forced the removal of the word chain saw from the title, it was shown in London for a year then banned.

You can watch it now.
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