We broke the news back in September that Fede Alvarez (Evil Dead, Don’t Breathe) is producing a new take on Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre for Legendary, and we had learned early this year that Ryan and Andy Tohill (The Dig) would be directing the film, written by Chris Thomas Devlin. But those plans, a week into production, have collapsed.
Deadline reports today that the Tohill brothers have left the project due to creative differences. The film, they note, had been “a week into production in Bulgaria.”
David Blue Garcia (Tejano) has already been brought in to take their place, and all the footage that had been shot by the Tohill brothers will be scrapped entirely.
The cast includes Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade), Sarah Yarkin (Happy Death Day 2U), Jacob Latimore (The Maze Runner) and Moe Dunford (Vikings).
Tobe Hooper’s 1974 classic launched a franchise that includes all kinds of sequels, remakes and reboots. Most recently, Leatherface served as a prequel to the original classic.
Legendary is reportedly hoping to kick-start a new franchise with this one, potentially (last we heard, at least) one that’s in some way connected to the original classic.
source https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3628858/fede-alvarez-produced-texas-chainsaw-massacre-reboot-gets-new-director-one-week-production/
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