As I wrote before, Curry Barker’s Obsession is set to hit theaters next month, and for those unfamiliar with his work, that is about to change. A distinctive young voice, Barker has shown a rare ability to connect audiences with his characters while also pushing material to its extremes. As previously reported, Obsession originally earned an NC-17 rating before being dialed back to secure an R-rated theatrical release. Taken together, it positions him as a compelling and arguably ideal choice to take on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and its iconic killer, Leatherface.
It was announced just weeks ago that Barker will direct the next installment of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre for A24. With Obsession heading to theaters soon, he’s already talked at length about his vision for the new film, noting that “the potential for that series has not been fully realized,” and that he’s “excited to do a Texas Chainsaw Massacre that’s not just about a guy chasing some people around with a chainsaw, that has some heart to it.” He also told Total Film: “You care about these characters and want to see them survive, and you know, it’s brutal.”
Total Film posted a follow-up video with Barker, who goes into greater depth about his plans for the next Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which will again focus on the Sawyer family dynamic.
“I think of it as respecting the source material; I absolutely love the original film,” Barker stated.
“But I want to do something different,” he continues. “I’m not going to stray away from what we know, but just making it stronger. I want to lean into the uncomfortability of the family, I want to lean into the rawness of what’s going on there. There’s some really messed-up stuff happening at that farm.
“I genuinely feel as if there’s so much potential for that concept that has not been realized. You know what I mean?”
The Sawyer family are the cannibalistic clan at the center of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre franchise, living in rural Texas and sustaining themselves through murder and brutality. Led in different films by figures like Drayton Sawyer and the hulking Leatherface, the family’s warped dynamic, abuse, and twisted sense of loyalty have long been the series’ defining source of horror beyond the chainsaw itself.
Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre debuted in 1974, followed by The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 in 1986. The series continued with Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III in 1990 and Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation in 1995. A remake arrived with New Line Cinema and Platinum Dunes’ The Texas Chainsaw Massacre in 2003, followed by the prequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning in 2006. The franchise was revived again at Lionsgate with Texas Chainsaw 3D in 2013, then Leatherface in 2017, and most recently Texas Chainsaw Massacre in 2022 for Netflix.
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