First Look Photos and New Details on the Upcoming TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE Sequel
The next chapter of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise is coming from producer Fede Alvarez and director David Blue Garcia. This movie is a direct sequel to Tobe Hooper’s original 1974 classic and will feature old man Leatherface.
This sequel “returns to the roots of the Hooper and Kim Henkel creation that was considered one of the scariest films of its era, even though most of the splatter was implied and not shown.” It’s explained that the film “seeks to pick up where the Hooper and Kim Henkel film initially left off, bringing the most notorious horror franchise back to life in the same bold and provocative manner that it was first introduced to the world.”
The tagline for the film reads, “In 1974, the world witnessed one of the most bizarre crimes in the annals of American history. In 2021, the face of madness returns.”
Today we have a couple of first look photos to share with you thanks to Entertainment Weekly and when talking about the movie, Alvarez said "Me and Rodo Sayagues really wanted to make sure we don't disappoint the fans, and we are [among them]. So it's pretty hardcore. But at the same time it has the simplicity of that first film. We wanted to come up with a very simple premise [with] a powerful domino effect. Everything is set up in the right place — all you have to do is push the first domino and everything will happen effortlessly."
The movie stars Sarah Yarkin, Elsie Fisher, Nell Hudson, and Jacob Latimore as a group of friends who make the mistake of traveling too far away from the big city. Yarkin talked about the story saying, "Me and my business partner Dante [played by Latimore] are these young hip people that come to this ghost town in Texas and try to get other people to come there and make it the next hip place to be. Our fatal flaw is that we ignore the history that came before us."
Fisher added, "The film takes place a long time after the original Texas Chainsaw. It's about a group of people who come to this town and things don't quite go as planned. It mixes a lot of important real-life issues with horror themes, which is always something I love."
Álvarez went on to explain, "I think the first movie really hit a nerve when portraying that culture clash between the countryside and the city. Back in the '70s, the hippies were representing the youth of the city. This time, they're more like millennial hipsters from Austin who are very entrepreneurial and have a dream of getting away from the city and back to the countryside. They're trying to gentrify small-town America — and let's just say they encounter some pushback."
The producer went on to offer some insight on the return of Leatherface sayin, "It's basically the same character, who is still alive. Our take on it was this guy probably disappeared after everything he's done. You know, how do you catch a guy who has a mask? Once he removes the mask and runs away, it's very easy for him to hide somewhere. This story will pick it up many, many years after the original story. He's been in hiding for a long, long time, trying to be a good person. These people arriving in this town are going to awaken the giant."
In regards to watching the original film Alvarez said, "You're 12, 13 and suddenly discover this thing called horror, right? It's always been this nightmarish thing, my experience of watching that movie. Like the original Evil Dead — as a kid, it's not that you enjoy it and go, 'Oh my god, let's watch it again.' It's so strong and traumatizing on so many levels, and it stays with you for f---ing ever, and that's what I think great horror movies should do. That's always my goal as a writer, and now as a producer: to make sure I make something that will stay with someone for a long, long time."
Yeah, I remember the first time I watched The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I was a young teen and that movie messed me up, it definitely traumatized me! It wasn’t even Leatherface that I was scared of! I was more scared of the grandpa and the rest of the family!
I’m actually kind of looking forward to watching this new Texas Chainsaw movie. I hope it’s good! It drops on Netflix on February 18th.