Another Unnecessary Texas Chainsaw Massacre Reboot May Be on the Way

Horror remakes and reboots are just part of the Hollywood genre landscape these days; sometimes, a fresh eye applied to familiar source material can yield a triumphant win, one recent example being Evil Dead Rise. More often, though, the cash-grab intentions shine through everything else. One of the most frequently burned franchises is also one of horror’s oldest: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The most recent attempt to recapture that 1974 Tobe Hooper magic was a total bust, much like the attempts that preceded it, but that doesn’t mean someone else isn’t going to give it another try. At least there’s an intriguing movie star attached to Deadline‘s report about Leatherface and company’s potential return: Glen Powell. He’s a native of Austin, Texas, where Hooper famously shot his two Chainsaw movies, and though he hasn’t done too many horror projects, he did break out on the TV horror-comedy series Scream Queens. Deadline’s story is less update, more speculation, but there’s clearly s ... Read full article.