Tag: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
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Friday the 13th at 40: the maligned slasher that’s haunted pop culture
The morality brigade loathed the hit teen horror on release but hockey mask-wearing villain Jason Voorhees has been with us ever sinceBefore production on the teen slasher A Long Night at Camp Blood had even started, before a final draft of the screenplay had even been submitted, thirtysomething writer-producer-director Sean S Cunningham decided to make…
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‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Reboot in the Works With ‘The Dig’ Directors (Exclusive)
Legendary has closed a deal for Ryan and Andy Tohill to direct a reboot of the classic 1974 horror film “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” sources tell Variety.The pic will be written by Chris Thomas Devlin with Bad Hombre’s Fede Alvarez and Rodolfo Sayagues producing through their overall deal with Legendary.“The Tohill’s vision is exactly what…
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‘Don’t Breathe’ Director Fede Alvarez Developing White House Horror Movie With Legendary
“Don’t Breathe” director-producer Fede Alvarez is teaming with Legendary Pictures for an untitled White House horror movie.The project, described as “The Shining” set in the White House, will be directed by Alvarez from a script by Joe Epstein and produced by Alvarez’s Bad Hombre Films. Legendary announced the horror movie Tuesday as part of closing…
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‘Don’t Breathe’ Director Fede Alvarez Developing White House Horror Movie With Legendary
“Don’t Breathe” director-producer Fede Alvarez is teaming with Legendary Pictures for an untitled White House horror movie.The project, described as “The Shining” set in the White House, will be directed by Alvarez from a script by Joe Epstein and produced by Alvarez’s Bad Hombre Films. Legendary announced the horror movie Tuesday as part of closing…
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‘A Quiet Place’ Producer on Working With John Krasinski and the Potential for Sequels
Although “A Quiet Place” became an overnight box office hit, Platinum Dunes’ partner Brad Fuller knew nothing was guaranteed.Fuller, along with Platinum Dunes co-founders Michael Bay and Andrew Form, has produced a number of successful films over the years, going back to their reboots of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and “Friday the 13th” to the…