Despite the fact that there have been numerous attempts to restart the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, the latest movie that’s coming our way from director David Blue Garcia, producer Fede Alvarez, and the folks at Legendary Entertainment seems interesting as it will be “picking up where the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre left off”, and now Alvarez has confirmed that the new film is considered to be a sequel to the original Chainsaw.
Speaking with Bloody Disgusting’s The Boo Crew Podcast, Alvarez said,
“It is a direct sequel, and (Leatherface) is the same character. It is old man Leatherface.”
This lends credence to a report posted on the Illuminerdi website last year, where they said they got their hands on a casting call that listed the character as
Leatherface aka Kenny. … In this telling, he is 60 years old and characterized as having a big build. He is not a bodybuilder, and may even be slightly obese. He also wears church clothes that are too tightly fitted. Leatherface is additionally described as complex, though he is also listed as a non-speaking role. He primarily expresses himself with guttural noises that range from a howling belly laugh to a pig-like squeal. His time is spent inside watching TV, which is something that triggers his laughter. It’s also revealed that he shields his face in an effort avoid his picture being taken.
The one person who can calm Kenny’s tantrums is Mrs. Mc. She is 70-80 years old and seems to actually be a warm, honest lady who has fostered abandoned children for decades. They are casting all ethnicities for Mrs. Mc, who despite having a positive outlook, is on the verge of being evicted from her rural Texas home.
Alvarez also told The Boo Crew that
everything is classic, old school gags. A lot of the approach that we had with Evil Dead – never VFX, to do everything on camera. It’s a very old school approach to filmmaking. Vintage lenses… it’s very similar to the original film.”
This sounds promising, although, with the many failures in the franchise, I’ll hold my breath until the final product is released.
