New stills and a first teaser were released for the upcoming sequel to Texas Chainsaw Massacre which is set to be released on February 18 on Netflix. This Texas Chainsaw Massacre will be a follow-up to the original 1974 film instead of picking up after any of the sequel films.
This upcoming film will be a new addition to the long-running slasher horror film franchise. The film will see the main killer trying to lead a different life before being brought back to his old, traditional murdering ways. The cast will also be a new addition of unfortunate victims that will be making their first (and maybe last) appearance in this horror franchise.
Mark Burnham will be replacing the late Gunnar Hansen as Leatherface, the leading villain of the film. The new cast will be played by Sarah Yarkin, Elsie Fisher, Nell Hudson, and Jacob Latimore. Despite having new faces the film will throw back to its old ways and slay all of the people who have the misfortune of encountering Leatherface. The new pictures reveal a little bit of what fans can expect to see in the new movie. Leatherface appears deranged standing as a lone silhouette while fans also get a new look at the new cast of civilians.
Producer Fede Alvarez told Entertainment Weekly what fans can expect from the fan-favorite villain in this new addition to the series who he describes as being, "the same character, who is still alive." The filmmakers are making sure to pay homage to all that came before it. "Our take on it was this guy probably disappeared after everything he's done. You know, how do you catch a guy who has a mask? Once he removes the mask and runs away, it's very easy for him to hide somewhere. This story will pick it up many, many years after the original story. He's been in hiding for a long, long time, trying to be a good person. These people arriving in this town are going to awaken the giant."
The movie is being described as a direct sequel to the '70s film but it won't negate the events of the other films in the series. "When I say 'direct sequel' I wouldn't say it skips everything," Álvarez continues. "When movies do that, sometimes it feels a bit disrespectful to all the other films. Some people love Texas Chainsaw 2. I love a lot of things about that movie — it's so wacky and of its time. But the rest is such a mess canon-wise. I think it's up to you to decide when and how the events of the other movies happen."
Leaving it up for fan interpretation is probably the best way to go about the new story. The films have always been connected in some sort of way but of course, like any slasher film, they had to add more to the plot so it wasn't more of the same. By adding to the plot, they're forced to try new narrative visions that end up working against the series in the long run; writing themselves into a hole.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre will be released on February 18th exclusively on Netflix
Source: Entertainment Weekly