Leatherface has returned to the market while the Texas Chainsaw massacre rights right

The representative of the agency The Texas Chainsaw massacre Rights from 2017, Verve, is deploying a barrage of attention while they quietly acquire one of the most lasting IP and soaked from the blood of the horror. As the theatrical market becomes more and more dependent on consolidated franchise, in particular the horror, it is not surprising that studies and filmmakers are refining their chainsaws.

Verve confirms at expiry: “Verve represents The Texas Chainsaw massacre Summer and is building a multimedia strategy for the seminal horror franchise. “

They also added: “Verve has not officially presented the property to filmmakers, producers or buyers. Since this is such a warm and iconic horror property, the packages are brought in advance to verve”.

A first combination is Strange treasure director JT Mollner and producer Roy Lee. Their recent Thriller Indie was a great film, and got $ 3 million and boasts a 96%Tomatoes Marcio score.

Presumably, if Mollner brings together a script, Top Gun: Maverick‘S Glen Powell He wants to read it. These are the first days, but a team from Mollner-Powell could be an interesting part of it with a franchise like this.

The word is that Lionsgate, A24 and others are also sniffing together with Neon, which is hot from the success of Longlegs, The monkeyand their next movie CustodianThis could be their next great swing horror for them.

Exurbia Films is the production company behind the scenes, with Pat Cassidy, Ian HenkelAND Kim Henkel produce. The estate is represented by the lawyer Marios Rush.

This is one of those franchises simply will not die. He was born from the twisted minds of Tobe Hooper AND Kim HenkelThe original 1974 film was a warrilla production and shot in heat of 100 degrees with unknown actors for $ 140,000 and a screenplay vaguely inspired by killers of real life such as E Gein and Elmer Wayne Henley.

That film has messed me when I saw it for the first time and none of the other films of the franchise captured the nightmare madness of that first film.

He scraped the funding from lawyers and local friends, was collected by the same company he issued Deep ThroatAnd in the end he gained $ 31 million globally. A battle in court later revealed that after investors and legal expenses, only $ 8,100 were left to divide between 20 members of the cast and crew.

Regardless of this, he launched Hooper’s career and attracted Spielberg’s attention, who offered him Poltergeist. There is a long story and a debate there on those who really directed that movie.

Over the years, the Texas Chainsaw massacre The franchising has grown to include nine films, two video games, comics, a novel and entered the box office for a total of over $ 252 million. The most recent was released in 2022.

So here we are again, the franchise has returned to the table and anyone who finishes to relaunch the leather will use a brand with deep roots and history soaked in blood. But I seriously doubt that whatever it came to it will not reach the horror bar that was set by the original.