Curry Barker to Direct Texas Chain Saw Remake After Obsession Success
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- Curry Barker released his debut feature Obsession, a sub-$1m horror film that earned a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score and is tracking strong box office returns.
- Curry Barker faced censorship challenges when Obsession initially received an NC-17 rating due to a violent head-smashing scene, requiring edits to secure an R rating.
- Inde Navarrette, in a breakout role, delivers a physically and emotionally demanding performance as Nikki, a woman stripped of agency by a cursed wish, earning widespread critical notice.
- Curry Barker will direct the next installment in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre franchise, a project he is 'soft prepping' by rewatching all nine prior films while avoiding fan backlash online.
- Ari Aster supported Barker’s Directors Guild of America application, joining Osgood Perkins and Zach Cregger in endorsing the young filmmaker’s rise.
- Curry Barker completed production on Anything But Ghosts, a darkly comedic thriller starring Aaron Paul and Bryce Dallas Howard, marking his first project with A-list actors.
Why it matters: Barker’s rapid ascent—from YouTube skits to a $15m-acquired debut and now a legendary horror franchise—reflects Hollywood’s shifting power toward Gen Z creators with online roots. His success, paired with strong early box office signals for *Obsession*, suggests studios are betting on digital-native voices to revive genre filmmaking at a time when theatrical attendance is increasingly driven by younger audiences.
