- Texas Chainsaw Massacre Director Curry Barker has teased his plans for the film a bit.
- The new addition to the franchise may contain characters from Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2
- This suggests that Barker is looking beyond Leatherface, the franchise’s iconic antagonist.
In recent weeks I have been cautiously optimistic about the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie, especially when I found out that Curry Barker is directing it. Now we’ve been given a sneak peek at what to expect from Barker’s script.
This week, Barker’s highly anticipated Obsession hits theaters, and the new horror film received a glowing 95% score on Rotten Tomatoes from audiences and critics alike. He’s proven himself to be a solid new name for the horror genre, and his vision of Texas Chainsaw Massacre has many of us excited.
In an interview with Polygon, Barker revealed that he’s a big fan of 1986. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Part 2and your goal is to incorporate a specific aspect of that film into your version.
He said, “I don’t want to give up too much, I haven’t even started writing it yet, but I like it.” Texas Chainsaw 2 a lot and I think I have a pretty good idea of what people like about that movie.
“I liked that there was a different tone,” Barker added. “It was like they were in something from the ’80s with Texas Chainsaw 2 which we’re finally exploring now, which is this creepy comedy, but it gets really dark. So that’s something I want to take advantage of.”
What do we know so far about the A24 Texas chainsaw massacre?
Since it’s in the early stages, the short answer is not much. However, Barker hinted that his script could be based on some of the characters that appear in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Part 2. So there’s a very real possibility that we’ll see some underrepresented characters in his film.
“I really loved certain characters in that movie,” Barker said. “I’m really excited to bring in characters that we haven’t seen much of.”
Considering we’ve seen a lot of Bubba Sawyer, aka Leatherface, over the years, it would certainly be a refreshing change to have more of the Sawyers and their affiliates represented on screen, especially when it’s backed by a major studio like A24.
Based on this interview, Barker’s Texas Chainsaw could include family patriarch Drayton ‘Cook’ Sawyer and brother/conspirator Robert Sawyer, aka Chop Top. If we go beyond the family, we might even see Lieutenant Boude ‘Lefty’ Enright, who tries to stop the Sawyers’ murder spree.
For now it’s all speculation, but I’m looking forward to finding out more about this movie.
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