This Friday, February 18th, Leatherface (played by Mark Burnham) returns in David Blue Garcia’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) which is set to debut exclusively on Netflix’s streaming platform. Written by Chris Thomas Devlin (with a story by Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues), this latest Texas Chainsaw follows a group of well-meaning Gen Z folks from Austin who head out to a desolate town in hopes of transforming it into their own little utopia (basically, gentrification), not realizing that they are about to evoke the wrath of a certain chainsaw-wielding madman who has no patience for their modern-day shenanigans.
During a recent press day for Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022), Daily Dead had the opportunity to speak with Sarah Yarkin who plays Melody in the film, one of the main Gen Zers who is leading the charge in this small-town rejuvenation that ends up becoming one of Leatherface’s primary targets. During our interview, Yarkin discussed her thoughts on joining the Texas Chainsaw franchise as well as her experiences filming the project while being so removed from the rest of the world. Yarkin also chatted about her Shawshank Redemption moment, squaring off against Texas’ most iconic cannibalistic face-wearing serial killer, and more.
Check out our video interview with Yarkin below and look for more on Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) before it arrives on Netflix this weekend.
Heather A. Wixson was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, until she followed her dreams and moved to Los Angeles in 2009. A 14-year veteran in the world of horror entertainment journalism, Wixson fell in love with genre films at a very early age, and has spent more than a decade as a writer and supporter of preserving the history of horror and science fiction cinema. Throughout her career, Wixson has contributed to several notable websites, including Fangoria, Dread Central, Terror Tube, and FEARnet, and she currently serves as the Managing Editor for Daily Dead, which has been her home since 2013. She's also written for both Fangoria Magazine & ReMind Magazine, and her latest book project, Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Volume One will be released on October 20, 2021.
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