{"id":742262,"date":"2026-02-04T18:05:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/742262\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T18:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:05:10","slug":"texas-chainsaw-massacre-series-in-the-works-from-a24-glen-powell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/742262\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Texas Chainsaw Massacre\u2019 Series in the Works from A24, Glen Powell"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre<\/a> could be roaring back to life \u2014\u00a0this time in the form of a TV series. <\/p>\n

\n\tAfter a competitive bidding situation that unfolded over the past few months, A24<\/a> has landed rights to the next take on the horror franchise that dates back to 1974\u2019s Texas Chain Saw Massacre, which introduced the world to Leatherface and his murderous family. The indie studio will first tackle a series based on the franchise\u00a0with Glen Powell<\/a> among the executive producers and The Long Walk writer JT Mollner attached to direct. Powell, it\u2019s noted, will only have a producing role in the project and isn\u2019t slated to appear on screen.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe EPs for the series project are Roy Lee and Steven Schneider of Spooky Pictures, Stuart Manashil, Image Nation\u2019s Ben Ross, Powell and Dan Cohen of Barnstorm, and Exurbia Films\u2019 Kim Henkel, who co-wrote the original film and produced several of the franchise\u2019s subsequent entries. Exurbia\u2019s Ian Henkel and Pat Cassidy will produce.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tThe same producing team, along with Image Nation, are also in early development on a Texas Chainsaw Massacre film. Mollner isn\u2019t involved with the movie project.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201dI\u2019ve said publicly that I\u2019m not interested in remaking perfect films, and the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a perfect film,\u201d Mollner said in a statement. \u201c[Director and co-writer] Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel created something bold, transgressive, and truly seminal that holds up even today as the gold standard for horror. When the opportunity for a long form exploration into this world arose, I saw it as a fresh way in, as well as a way to honor the existing folklore. I can\u2019t imagine better partners for this approach than A24. This is truly an honor.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSaid Powell, \u201cThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre is one of my favorite films. It defined a generation of horror films and over half a century after its release, it remains one of the definitive movies of my home state. I\u2019m honored to have Barnstorm help bring in a new chapter for such an iconic title and franchise. With a marquee home in A24 and visionary filmmaker with JT Mollner, alongside our top shelf producing partners, I couldn\u2019t have dreamed of a better team for such a dream property.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tA24, of course, has an extensive horror track record with films like Hereditary, Midsommar and Ti West\u2019s X\/Pearl\/MaXXXine trilogy. The studio is also behind a series interpretation of another classic horror franchise in Peacock\u2019s Friday the 13th prequel Crystal Lake<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt was a difficult decision, but A24\u2019s embrace of boundary-testing genre film, and its record of working with artists who are inclined to test boundaries made them a compelling choice,\u201d said Kim Henkel. \u201cPlus, we believe having a great creative and producing team \u2014 JT Mollner, Roy Lee, Dan Cohen and Glen Powell \u2014 in place gives us the best shot at a series that could be genuinely eye-opening and unexpected. There\u2019s an epic tale lurking in the Chainsaw backstory.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tSince the original 1974 film, eight sequels, prequels and remakes have followed, most recently Netflix\u2019s 2022 movie Texas Chainsaw Massacre. <\/p>\n

\n\tVerve, which represents all media rights for Texas Chainsaw Massacre, led the bidding process and worked with Exurbia Films on a strategic plan for the deal. Barnstorm and Lee are repped by CAA. Mollner is repped by UTA, World Builder Entertainment and Jackoway Austen. Schneider is with UTA. Exurbia Films is repped by Verve and attorney Marios Rush.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre could be roaring back to life \u2014\u00a0this time in the form of a TV…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":742263,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3935],"tags":[21211,77,17979,3943,70560,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-742262","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-a24","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-glen-powell","11":"tag-movies","12":"tag-texas-chainsaw-massacre","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116013690108498712","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=742262"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742262\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/742263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=742262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=742262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=742262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}