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A24, Glen Powell developing 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' series
A24 won rights after a competitive bidding process and plans a TV series directed by JT Mollner, followed by a film in early development with Glen Powell producing.
- On Wednesday, A24 secured rights to reboot the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, announcing a TV series first with JT Mollner directing and Glen Powell producing, followed by a film in early development.
- Verve, rights representative and auction administrator, led the auction and worked with Exurbia Films, attracting reported interest from Jordan Peele, Taylor Sheridan and Oz Perkins.
- The producing lineup features Roy Lee, Steven Schneider, Stuart Manashil, Ben Ross, Dan Cohen, and Kim Henkel, with Exurbia's Ian Henkel and Pat Cassidy producing and Kim Henkel co-writing the original 1974 film.
- A24's horror pedigree with Hereditary and Midsommar was cited as key, while executives said JT Mollner, Roy Lee, Dan Cohen and Glen Powell give the series 'the best shot' at being eye-opening.
- Historically, the original 1974 Texas Chainsaw Massacre film was made for $140,000, spawning eight sequels/remakes and earning $31M, with distribution rights later generating $252,000,000 across nine movies.
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A24 Wins ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Rights: TV Series In Works From JT Mollner, Glen Powell & Roy Lee; ImageNation Pic In Early Development
A24 is finally working on the next iteration of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise with a TV series from JT Mollner being the first project out of the gate.
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A24 to Reboot 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' With TV Series and Film
A24 won the rights to reboot the “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” franchise in a competitive situation that played out over the last couple of months, TheWrap has learned. Now a television series and film are on the way. The series will be the first project out of the gate followed by a film in early development, A24 announced Wednesday. JT Mollner, the breakout filmmaker behind “Strange Darling” and writer of “The Long Walk,” will direct the series, w…
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