Texas Chainsaw Massacre

18, 2022 on Netflix

One of the most famous horror mainstays is the Texas Chainsaw Massacre films and the franchise is coming back for Netflix. The movie will be helmed by some new talent with David Blue Garcia directing from a screenplay by Chris Thomas Devlin and a story Don’t Breathe’s Fede Álvarez helped craft. The movie’s cast includes Eighth Grade’s Elsie Fisher and Star Trek’s Alice Krige. The movie heading straight to Netflix will be a direct sequel to the 1974 original film. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022 film)

Texas Chainsaw Massacre is an upcoming slasher film, directed by David Blue Garcia, with a screenplay by Chris Thomas Devlin, from an original story co-written by field to be a direct sequel to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), disregarding all other films in the franchise, the project will be the ninth overall installment. The project is a joint-venture production between Legendary Pictures, Bad Hombre, and Exurbia Films. It stars Sarah Yarkin, Elsie Fisher, Mark Burnham, Jacob Latimore, Moe Dunford, Olwen Fouéré, Alice Krige, Jessica Allain, and Nell Hudson.

After the release of Leatherface in 2017, Lionsgate had plans for five more films in the franchise. However, the studio lost the rights due to the time it took to release it. Legendary acquired the franchise's rights, with Álvarez and Sayagues serving as producers alongside Pat Cassidy, Ian Henkel, and Kim Henkel who co-wrote the original film. Duo filmmakers Ryan and Andy Tohill were initially signed on as directors, but were replaced with Garcia due to creative differences. Filming took place in Bulgaria in August 2020.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre is scheduled to be released on February 18, 2022 on Netflix