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‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ Franchise May See a New Film Deal and TV Series

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It sounds like we may be taking another trip down to Texas.

An exclusive report from Bloody Disgusting announced that Legendary Entertainment/Legendary Pictures are potentially taking over the rights to the Texas Chain Saw franchise. The company is “in the mix” to develop a new television series based on Tobe Hooper’s iconic film, with another batch of chainsaw-swinging films also on the table.

With all the excitement surrounding the new releases of Halloween and IT, it’s not entirely surprising that studios would be keen to revitalize another genre classic.

We had recently seen a new entry in the franchise with 2017’s Leatherface – the divisive prequel that came to us courtesy of Lionsgate and Millenium Films. When the rights were obtained, the producers had plans for a reboot of the series with five additional films depending on the success of Leatherface.

However, the rights were lost due to the time it took to release their first attempt, and their franchise reboot plans quickly crumbled. The rights are now back in the hands of Kim Henkel, who co-wrote and produced the 1974 original (and directed 1994’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3: The Next Generation).

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If Legendary is circling, this could – optimistically – mean a promising future for Leatherface. They have some notable connections with genre filmmakers, and their reboot of the Godzilla and King Kong monsterverse shows that they know how to handle a franchise.

Additionally, if their distribution deal with Warner Bros. is successful, it could potentially open even more doors for them in terms of available talent.

For now, we’ll just keep our eyes and ears open for updates.

 

For further reading on stalled franchises, check out our article on Why the Friday the 13th Franchise is at a Standstill.

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Spirit Halloween Unveils ‘Horror Babies’ Including Ghostface, Pennywise, and More

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Spirit Halloween is unveiling the goods a bit earlier than usual this year. For example, these little horror babies that give us infantile versions of Ghostface, Leatherface, Pennywise and Sam from Trick r’ Treat. We were already excited when they announced all-new Killer Klowns From Outer Space items, but these horror babies are making sure that they bring the goods even earlier.

The breakdown of Spirt Halloween Horror Babies goes like this:

Horror Babies are looking fantastic and bring that very cool bit of nostalgia with them. From Ghostface to Pennywise the lineup is looking fantastic.

Each of these hauntingly adorable Horror Baby is available for purchase for $49.99 on SpiritHalloween.com, now while supplies last.

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‘Talk to Me’ A24 Trailer is Chilling Us to the Bone With New Approach to Possession

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The very chilling, Talk to Me reinvents the possession genre by turning the entire genre on its ear and dropping the beat on the terror. Each moment spent in the trailer is very intense and full of atmosphere.

There is a bit of Breakfast Club combined with this intensely moody possession thriller.

The synopsis for Talk to Me goes like this

When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.

The film stars Sophie Wilde, Miranda Otto, Alexandra Jensen, Joe Bird, Otis Dhanji, Zoe Terakes, and Chris Alosio.

Talk to Me arrives July 28, 2023.

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Nicolas Cage Plays a Very Wicked Devil in ‘Sympathy for the Devil’ Trailer

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Joel Kinnaman plays alongside the very wicked Nicolas Cage! Why so wicked you ask? Well cause this time around he is playing none other than the devil himself and he is bringing all of his wicked charm and red hair with it. That’s right, the first trailer for the very off the wall Sympathy for the Devil is here.

Okay, is he really the devil? Well, you are going to have to watch to find out. But, it doesn’t change the fact that this whole thing looks like its a blast out of hell and a ton of fun.

The synopsis for Sympathy for the Devil goes like this:

After being forced to drive a mysterious passenger (Nicolas Cage) at gunpoint, a man (Joel Kinnaman) finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems.

Sympathy for the Devil arrives July 28, 2023!

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