Curry Barker Teases A24 Texas Chainsaw Reimagining
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- Curry Barker, a YouTube comedian and filmmaker, has been announced as writer and director of an A24 Texas Chainsaw Massacre reimagining, revealed last month and first reported by Deadline.
- Barker told Total Film he wants to 'lean into the rawness' and 'uncomfortability of the family' that raised Leatherface, saying the farm concept has 'so much potential... that has not been realized.'
- Barker called the 1974 Tobe Hooper original his 'absolute love' but named the 2003 Marcus Nispel remake—his first horror movie as a kid—as his favorite of the franchise, calling it 'a decent remake' while insisting the premise still hasn't been fully 'dived into.'
- The A24 film is separate from the studio's in-development Texas Chainsaw Massacre TV series, written by JT Mollner and produced by Glen Powell and Dan Cohen at Barnstorm.
- The original 1974 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was created by Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel, starring Gunnar Hansen as the chainsaw-wielding Leatherface.
Why it matters: A24 is simultaneously developing two Texas Chainsaw Massacre projects—Barker's reimagining and a JT Mollner TV series with Glen Powell producing—marking the studio's expanded bet on the 50-year-old horror franchise. Barker's stated focus on the family's 'uncomfortability' and unrealized potential sets a clear creative direction for the film.
