Leatherface (upcoming film)
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| Directed by |
Alexandre Bustillo Julien Maury |
| Produced by |
Christa Campbell Lati Grobman Carl Mazzocone Les Weldon |
| Screenplay by | Seth M. Sherwood |
| Based on | Characters by Tobe Hooper Kim Henkel |
| Starring |
Stephen Dorff Lili Taylor |
| Music by | John Frizzell |
| Cinematography | Antoine Sanier |
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| Distributed by | Lionsgate |
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October 2017 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Leatherface is an upcoming American horror film directed by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury and written by Seth M. Sherwood. It is the eighth film in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, and works as a prequel to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre to explain the origin of the series' lead character. The film stars Stephen Dorff, Vanessa Grasse, Sam Strike, and Lili Taylor.
Leatherface is a prequel to 1974's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre that revolves around the mystery of which teenage psychopath introduced will ultimately become the chainsaw wielding killer known as Leatherface, as they escape with a nurse from a mental institution with a revenge-stricken lawman in pursuit.
In January 2013, it was revealed that due to the success of Texas Chainsaw 3D, Millennium Films began planning a prequel film to be called Texas Chainsaw 4 which was expected to begin filming later in 2013 in the state of Louisiana. Even though there have been over a half dozen films in the franchise, including a remake and prequel to the remake, calling the film Texas Chainsaw 4 was an indicator that it was a follow-up to the third film in the original continuity, Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III. Millennium Films Chairman Avi Lerner shared that the project was brought to him by Christa Campbell and Lati Grobman. Millennium signed on to produce and Lionsgate agreed to distribute the finished product. The idea for the prequel came when Seth M. Sherwood was given the chance to pitch the film to the studio. Dissatisfied with the inconsistencies of the franchise's continuity, Sherwood opted to make a Chainsaw film that wasn't just another sequel to the original: "My pitch was always about doing it completely out of left field and making it different. The first thing I said to Millennium was 'I bet I can tell you what everybody else is pitching you and it’s X-Y-Z, but I want to do 1-2-3', and luckily, that's the direction they were interested in going as well."
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