Last year, Fede Alverez (Evil Dead, Don't Breathe) announced he would be producing a new "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" film for Legendary Pictures. Soon after the production went underground and remained quiet until today when Alverez did an interview with Bloody Disgusting where he discussed various aspects of the film. Not only did he confirm that it be set several years after the 1974 original film but we'll also be seeing a much older Leatherface.
“It is a direct sequel, and it is the same character. It is old man Leatherface,” Alvarez says.
He also goes on to discuss various elements of the production, including his insistence of using old school gore and special effects whenever possible.
“Everything is classic, old school gags. It's a very old school approach to filmmaking"
2013 saw a similar situation with "Texas Chainsaw 3D" which attempted to tie itself directly to the original and was slayed by both fans and critics and ending up a box office bomb. However, this new approach seems to be heading in the right direction. The film has just finished up filming and is now in post production and is scheduled to release sometime this year.
"Texas Chainsaw Massacre" is directed by David Blue Garcia and written by Chris Thomas Devlin. The plot is still under wraps. It stars Elsie Fisher, Sarah Yarkin, Alice Krige, Mark Burnham, and William Hope. Alverez will be co-producing the film with original producer/writer Kim Henkel.
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