A24 Acquires Rights to Texas Chainsaw Massacre Remake
According to CinemaDrame News Agency, distribution rights for the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre have gone to A24 after a heated bidding war. Jeff Sneider reported that between five and eight studios and platforms were eager to acquire the franchise, but A24 ultimately won out.
The production rights to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, originally created by Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel, had been held by Legendary Pictures, which produced a film for Netflix in 2022. Before A24’s acquisition, a group known as Verve was the franchise’s owner.
Taylor Sheridan, the Texas-born creator of Yellowstone, and Oz Perkins, director of Longlegs, were among the other filmmakers who had expressed interest in acquiring the franchise.
JT Mollner, known for Strange Darling, is collaborating on the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre with Glen Powell, who has an undisclosed role. Just weeks ago, the writer shared an image of Leatherface on social media.
The original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, directed by Tobe Hooper in 1974, followed a group of young people visiting their grandparents’ grave in Texas, only to fall into the trap of a cannibalistic family and struggle to escape. That film spawned three sequels, one of which (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation) featured performances by Matthew McConaughey and Renée Zellweger.
