Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3-D (Twisted Pictures)

[andrew8798]

Twisted Pictures is becoming the house of multiple sharp objects. The makers of the "Saw" series are closing a deal to take over the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" franchise, putting the villains Leatherface and Jigsaw under one roof.

Sources said the producer/financier is in talks to partner in the films with Lionsgate, which has distributed all the pics in the highly profitable "Saw" series, including the Oct. 23 release of "Saw VI."

The plan is to contemporize the storyline for a 3D film that would be scripted by Stephen Susco ("The Grudge"). Carl Mazzocone, Mark Burg and Oren Koules will be the producers.

The series had been launched at New Line with a remake and a prequel produced by Platinum Dunes, the genre company run by Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form.

Deals had been made on a per-pic basis with "Chainsaw" rights-holders Bob Kuhn and Kim Henkel, the latter of whom wrote the original 1974 pic with director Tobe Hooper. Talks fell apart with Platinum Dunes. The Twisted Pictures deal is for multiple films, sources said.

The franchise is bloody big business: The 2003 remake cost $9.5 million and grossed $110 million worldwide. The 2006 prequel didn't do as well but still grossed $55 million on a $13 million budget.

[Jobes]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[andrew8798]

Burg Talks TCM

Producer Mark Burg has added a new member to the Twisted Pictures family. Last week, it was announced the house of Saw had acquired the rights to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and a new film was underway. Nothing related to the remake and prequel Platinum Dunes had released in 2003 and 2006, respectively.

"Platinum Dunes had a one off deal, then I guess they got into a disagreement with the rights holders," Burg tells ShockTillYouDrop.com exclusively. "Carl Mazzacone, who works for us, set up a meeting for myself and [original Chainsaw co-writer] Kim Henkel, we flew down and closed the deal in the room."

Writing the latest entry in the Chainsaw saga, which has wildly steered all over the map in regards to characters, is Stephen Susco (The Grudge). "What we're going to do with it is bring it to 2010," says Burg. "Make it current day and come up with a new story that takes some of the basic plot points, if you will, and make it a current day movie. I don't want to make another Chainsaw in the '70s, that doesn't thrill me."

"I haven't seen first draft yet, but we're working on it," he adds. "Stephen's such a smart guy. We're coming up with the idea. It's a 'what if?' It's 35 years later, there's a relative going back. Why is he going back? I don't want to set it in a dusty town. How do we make it more urban but keep that feel. There will be some relatives, some new people. There's still the subtext of 'are they eating these people?' The whole idea of cannibalism, we're bringing it back."

Burg says they're still putting together all of the puzzle pieces, creatively-speaking, and a number of directors have come forward interested in ushering Leatherface into a new era. And in a new dimension, no less. The new Massacre will take place in 3-D.

[Rorschach]

Oct 9, 2009 11:18:36 GMT -5 Jobes said:

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Couldn't have said it better.

[Silent Brad]

Eh, I'll go see it.

[DMR: MadisonRayneMania Fan]

I might go see it

[Corporate H]

I was actually hoping for a sequel in the same universe as the remake, oh well. I actually liked those films, more than the original even.

[Rorschach]

Oct 14, 2009 23:18:50 GMT -5 Corporate H said:

I was actually hoping for a sequel in the same universe as the remake, oh well. I actually liked those films, more than the original even.

How, though? How do you make a broken down retard with one freakin' arm missing, who has access to only a pull start chainsaw the LEAST bit threatening?

The ONLY way I could see (and feel free to share anything you might come up with, cause I am genuinely stumped...no pun intended) this working is if they squeezed one more film in between the prequel and the remake. The Hewitt Clan vs. the rest of those gun-totin, pissed off Bikers WOULD make a damn fine TCM film....and bookend it with the pregnant chick from the remake and HER fiancee and his buddy showing up at the end....and you'd have a decent film.

[andrew8798]

Susco tosses a quote

As we all know, the TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE brand name is getting the dust blown off it and polished yet again - this time by Twisted Pictures, in eye-gouging 3D. While no captain is at the helm just yet, Stephen Susco (THE GRUDGE 1 and 2) is penning the flick, which hasn't exactly made anyone do the Snoopy Dance. Susco is promoting a stoner comedy he wrote called HIGH SCHOOL, and got a chance to chat a (very) little about the new TEXAS CHAINSAW with Bloody Disgusting.

"I can’t comment about it at this point – but I can say that it’s neither a remake nor a re-imagining... I loved what the Platinum guys did with the CHAINSAW remake, which is one of the reasons our film is going to be an entirely different beast."

[heyguesswhatidid]

I watched the prequel last night and it's easily the worst in the series IMO out of the 6 movies made.

[Chainsaw]

What say you, Stan Gable?

[-Lithium-]

Hello Sheriff Hoyt. I want to play a game...

[Sir Woodrow]

Dec 17, 2009 0:50:17 GMT -5 heyguesswhatidid said:

I watched the prequel last night and it's easily the worst in the series IMO out of the 6 movies made.

It's even worse than the one with Renee Zellwegger if thats possible.

[Rorschach]

My reaction from the Horror Thread:

"Ok....now I might not be the best one to comment on this, since my animosity towards PD stems almost entirely from their f***buggery of the TEXAS CHAINSAW series. Be that as it may, may I direct your attention to the last line in his quote? He loved what PD did to the series, so his film is going to be an "entirely different beast". Let's see hee-yah....number one, if he's such a huge fan of what those douchebags did, shouldn't he aspire to make his film like theirs? And number two, there are ONLY so many different things you can do with a hulking mongoloid wielding a chainsaw on a farm in rural Texas. To that end I sincerely hope he's not hinting at the "Leatherface in DA HOOD" I've heard rumblings about from a few horror sites. I am seriously worried about TCM at this point. Leave it alone, people. None of the f*****g idiots in Hollywood have clue one as to what to do with that series, or how to make it scary again. But I digress. "

In short, SCREW this idea.

[Slim Loves Lily]

I liked the last two TCM movies.