Back in February it was revealed that Ryan and Andy Tohill (directors of 2018's The Dig) would helm Legendary's reboot of Tobe Hooper's groundbreaking The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, but Deadline reports that one week into the film's production in Bulgaria, the directing duo have departed the project due to "creative differences."
Deadline reveals that David Blue Garcia (cinematographer of Blood Fest and director of Tejano) has already been brought in as the new director, and that none of the footage from the Tohills is expected to be used for the film.
Garcia will direct from a screenplay by Chris Thomas Devlin, who penned the 2018 Black List and Blood List script Cobweb, with Fede Alvarez still producing the movie alongside his frequent collaborator, Rodo Sayagues, under their Bad Hombre banner. Kim Henkel, co-writer of the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre and writer/director of Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation, is also producing along with Ian Henkel and Pat Cassidy.
The new film stars Elsie Fisher, Sarah Yarkin, Jacob Latimore, and Moe Dunford. While plot details have been kept under wraps, Deadline refers to the film as a sequel that "returns to the roots of the Hooper and Kim Henkel creation" and is set in the modern day.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre reboot will be the ninth film in the franchise (including the previous remake from 2003 and the latest movie in the franchise, 2017's Leatherface). We'll keep Daily Dead updated on the film as more details are revealed.
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