After nearly a year of back-and-forth bidding, A24 has emerged as the new owner of Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Per Deadline, the Civil War studio will make good on its plans to expand the slasher series with two new projects. First on deck is a TV series from The Long Walk writer JT Mollner, actor Glen Powell, and producer Roy Lee. (Powell’s currently just on hand to produce, possibly nixing any dreams of seeing him fight or die against Leatherface.) A new movie is also in early development by the show’s producing team, but Mollner’s reportedly not involved with it. At the time of writing, it’s also unknown if the movie will wind up on Netflix, as was once the case.
In a statement, Mollner called Texas Chainsaw “a perfect film” and said he saw a TV show as “a fresh way into this world, as well as a way to honor the existing folklore. I can’t imagine better partners for this approach than A24. This is truly an honor.”
Powell similarly called the 1974 original one of his favorite films and “one of the definitive movies of my home state … With a marquee home in A24 and [with] visionary filmmaker JT Mollner, alongside our top-shelf producing partners, I couldn’t have dreamed of a better team for such a dream property.”
When Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s rights were first up for grabs, horror filmmakers like Jordan Peele, Taylor Sheridan, and Oz Perkins were reportedly interested in getting onboard and reviving it with their own spin. Film-wise, it’s been MIA since Netflix’s (apparently bad) 2022 reboot, and it’s the latest slasher franchise to make the jump to television after Child’s Play, Alien, and Friday the 13th. We’ll have more on the Texas show and eventual film as they develop.
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