{"id":949583,"date":"2026-04-23T10:53:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T02:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ztylezman.com\/?p=949583"},"modified":"2026-04-24T05:50:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T21:50:42","slug":"texas-chainsaw-reboot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ztylezman.com\/en\/lifestyle-en-2\/moviestv-en\/texas-chainsaw-reboot\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Chainsaw reboot: A24 hires Curry Barker to direct"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texas Chainsaw reboot: A24 has hired director Curry Barker to helm a reimagining of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre<\/em>, the studio said, and a companion television series is also in active development.<\/p>\n

What A24 announced about the Texas Chainsaw reboot<\/h2>\n

A24 said in a statement that the film will be a fresh reimagining of the 1974 horror classic created by Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel. The studio confirmed Curry Barker will direct<\/strong>, and it described the project as part of a broader series expansion tied to the franchise.<\/p>\n

The studio added that the companion television series is being developed by Glen Powell and Dan Cohen, with J.T. Mollner set to direct episodes. A24 did not disclose a production schedule or release date.<\/p>\n

Barker’s rise and why he landed the Texas Chainsaw reboot<\/h2>\n

Curry Barker’s selection underscores his quick rise in the horror field, industry observers said. Barker drew attention after making a low budget feature titled Milk & Serial<\/em> that he produced for about $800<\/strong>, then followed with a festival title called Obsession<\/em> that screened at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).<\/p>\n

A person with direct knowledge of the sale, speaking on condition of anonymity because the terms were private, said the TIFF title later secured a distribution deal worth more than $14 million<\/strong>. That deal, the person said, helped put Barker on studios’ radars.<\/p>\n

What Barker is doing next<\/h3>\n

Besides the Texas Chainsaw reboot, Barker is also working with Blumhouse on a separate horror project titled Anything But Ghosts<\/em>, where he is listed as director, co-writer, and a member of the cast. The dual commitments mark a notable step into mainstream Hollywood for Barker.<\/p>\n

Cast, crew and production team for the new adaptation<\/h2>\n

Details about how the film will depict the Sawyer family and the killer Leatherface have not been released. A24 said it will coordinate the movie closely with its wider franchise plans, but the studio declined to share story specifics at this stage.<\/p>\n

The announced producing team includes Roy Lee and Steven Schneider of Spooky Pictures, Stuart Manashil, and Pat Cassidy and Ian Henkel of Exurbia Films. Kim Henkel, who co-wrote the original 1974 screenplay, is also participating in the project, and Ben Ross of Image Nation is listed as executive producer.<\/p>\n

Industry expectations for the Texas Chainsaw reboot<\/h3>\n

The Texas Chainsaw reboot arrives after more than five decades of franchise extensions, remakes, and sequels. With A24 overseeing the new film and an associated television series in development, many in the business expect the projects to aim for higher production values and a renewed creative approach.<\/p>\n

A person familiar with the studio’s strategy, speaking on condition of anonymity, said A24 is looking to position the reboot as both a standalone film and as an entry point for serialized storytelling tied to the franchise.<\/p>\n

For now, casting, budget, and a release window remain unconfirmed, and fans of the franchise will have to wait for further announcements from A24 and the creative team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Texas Chainsaw reboot: A24 has hired Curry Barker to direct a reimagining of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, with a companion TV series in development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":949217,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5057],"tags":[11570,13545,22680,31935,17764,31937,31768,18991,14151,31936],"class_list":{"0":"post-949583","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-moviestv-en","8":"tag-a24","9":"tag-blumhouse","10":"tag-curry","11":"tag-film-reboot","12":"tag-horror","13":"tag-kim-henkel","14":"tag-leatherface","15":"tag-lee","16":"tag-texas","17":"tag-toronto-international-film-festival"},"raw_content":"

Texas Chainsaw reboot: A24 has hired director Curry Barker to helm a reimagining of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre<\/em>, the studio said, and a companion television series is also in active development.<\/p>\n\n

What A24 announced about the Texas Chainsaw reboot<\/h2>\n\n

A24 said in a statement that the film will be a fresh reimagining of the 1974 horror classic created by Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel. The studio confirmed Curry Barker will direct<\/strong>, and it described the project as part of a broader series expansion tied to the franchise.<\/p>\n\n

The studio added that the companion television series is being developed by Glen Powell and Dan Cohen, with J.T. Mollner set to direct episodes. A24 did not disclose a production schedule or release date.<\/p>\n\n

Barker's rise and why he landed the Texas Chainsaw reboot<\/h2>\n\n

Curry Barker's selection underscores his quick rise in the horror field, industry observers said. Barker drew attention after making a low budget feature titled Milk & Serial<\/em> that he produced for about $800<\/strong>, then followed with a festival title called Obsession<\/em> that screened at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).<\/p>\n\n

A person with direct knowledge of the sale, speaking on condition of anonymity because the terms were private, said the TIFF title later secured a distribution deal worth more than $14 million<\/strong>. That deal, the person said, helped put Barker on studios' radars.<\/p>\n\n

What Barker is doing next<\/h3>\n\n

Besides the Texas Chainsaw reboot, Barker is also working with Blumhouse on a separate horror project titled Anything But Ghosts<\/em>, where he is listed as director, co-writer, and a member of the cast. The dual commitments mark a notable step into mainstream Hollywood for Barker.<\/p>\n\n

Cast, crew and production team for the new adaptation<\/h2>\n\n

Details about how the film will depict the Sawyer family and the killer Leatherface have not been released. A24 said it will coordinate the movie closely with its wider franchise plans, but the studio declined to share story specifics at this stage.<\/p>\n\n

The announced producing team includes Roy Lee and Steven Schneider of Spooky Pictures, Stuart Manashil, and Pat Cassidy and Ian Henkel of Exurbia Films. Kim Henkel, who co-wrote the original 1974 screenplay, is also participating in the project, and Ben Ross of Image Nation is listed as executive producer.<\/p>\n\n

Industry expectations for the Texas Chainsaw reboot<\/h3>\n\n

The Texas Chainsaw reboot arrives after more than five decades of franchise extensions, remakes, and sequels. With A24 overseeing the new film and an associated television series in development, many in the business expect the projects to aim for higher production values and a renewed creative approach.<\/p>\n\n

A person familiar with the studio's strategy, speaking on condition of anonymity, said A24 is looking to position the reboot as both a standalone film and as an entry point for serialized storytelling tied to the franchise.<\/p>\n\n

For now, casting, budget, and a release window remain unconfirmed, and fans of the franchise will have to wait for further announcements from A24 and the creative team.<\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ztylezman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/949583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ztylezman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ztylezman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ztylezman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ztylezman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=949583"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ztylezman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/949583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":949584,"href":"https:\/\/ztylezman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/949583\/revisions\/949584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ztylezman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/949217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ztylezman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=949583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ztylezman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=949583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ztylezman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=949583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}