Stephen Dorff to Take on LEATHERFACE!
Millenniums Films has cast Stephen Dorff as Texas Ranger Hal Hartman in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre prequel Leatherface. He will join Sam Strike, who will be taking on the role of a young character named Jackson. That character will eventually become the chainsaw wielding serial killer.
Deadline announced the casting and gave a brief synopsis of the upcoming movie:
The film centers around a violent teen who one day will become Leatherface. He escapes from a mental hospital with three other inmates, kidnaps a young nurse and takes her on a road trip from hell. Along the way, they are pursued by an equally deranged lawman out for revenge.
The movie will be directed by French filmmakers Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, who are behind the cult hit Inside. The script for the film was written by up-and-coming genre scribe Seth M. Sherwood. Currently, there is no solid release date, just some time in 2016.