Last October, Lionsgate released Leatherface, a prequel to Tobe Hooper‘s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre that was produced by Millenium Films. Sources told us before the film’s release that rights had turned back over to Kim Henkel, writer and producer on the 1974 slasher classic...
We can exclusively report that Legendary Entertainment/Legendary Pictures are in the mix (I am stressing this hard) to develop not only a television series based on the original slasher masterpiece, but also more films. With or without Legendary, a series and more films are inevitable.
This would be huge news for more than one reason. First, it was questionable if the franchise had any life left after the previous two disappointments, Texas Chainsaw 3D and Leatherface. Legendary, who is behind the Godzilla and King Kong shared universe, has the power to revitalize the franchise with big talent, both in writing and directing.
But here’s where speculation can run wild – it was reported a little over a week ago that Legendary was nearing a renewed distribution deal with WARNER BROS. PICTURES. Let’s talk this out together. Warner Bros. is the parent company to New Line Cinema, who is home to, yes, Freddy Krueger and the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. Also, assuming the ongoing lawsuit doesn’t get in the way, the rights to Jason Voorhees and the Friday the 13th franchise will return to them by early 2019. If Texas Chain Saw were to end up with Legendary, it is 100% possible that we could see a shared universe between Jason, Freddy and Leatherface, which was once a possibility when New Line Cinema controlled all three properties years back.
