Leatherface (2017 film)
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| Directed by | Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo |
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Christa Campbell Lati Grobman Carl Mazzocone Les Weldon |
| Screenplay by | Seth M. Sherwood |
| Based on | Characters by Tobe Hooper Kim Henkel |
| Starring |
Stephen Dorff Lili Taylor |
| Music by | John Frizzell |
| Cinematography | Antoine Sanier |
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| Distributed by | Lionsgate |
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90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Leatherface is an upcoming American horror film directed by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, written by Seth M. Sherwood, and starring Stephen Dorff, Vanessa Grasse, Sam Strike, and Lili Taylor. It is the eighth film in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, and works as a prequel to 1974's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, explaining the origin of the series' lead character.
Following the financial success of Texas Chainsaw 3D, Lionsgate commissioned the production of another Chainsaw film. Seth M. Sherwood proposed the film to the studio as an origin story focusing on how the titular Leatherface became a mentally handicapped killer, in favour of avoiding the convoluted continuity of the previous films. Leatherface will follow the canon established by The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Texas Chainsaw 3D, chronologically taking place before said films.
Principal photography took place in Bulgaria in May and June of 2015. The film will be made exclusive via DirecTV on September 21, 2017, before receiving a wider release on Video on demand and limited theaters, simultaneously, in North America on October 20, 2017.
Leatherface is a prequel to 1974's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre that revolves around the mystery of which teenage psychopath introduced will ultimately become the chainsaw wielding killer known as Leatherface, as they escape with a nurse from a mental institution with a revenge-stricken lawman in pursuit.
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