legendary pictures owns the rights to texas chainsaw massacre in 2017.
legendary pictures owns the rights to texas chainsaw massacre in 2017.
who owns the rights to texas chainsaw massacre in 2017?
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following the release of "leatherface", the producers had the rights to make five more "texas chainsaw massacre" films. in april 2015, producer christa campbell stated that the fate of the potential films would largely depend on the financial reception and perceived fan reactions regarding the 2017 prequel. campbell clarified in december 2017 that lionsgate and millennium films had lost the franchise rights due to the time it took to release it.









































on august 24, 2018, legendary pictures had bought the rights to the franchise, with a new film and a television series in development.









































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the texas chainsaw massacre (franchise)
leatherface is an intellectually disabled serial killer who uses a chainsaw to kill his victims. he was portrayed by gunnar hansen in the original 1974 film, "the texas chain saw massacre", bill johnson in 1986's "the texas chainsaw massacre 2", r. a. mihailoff in 1990's "leatherface: the texas chainsaw massacre iii", robert jacks in 1994's "texas chainsaw massacre: the next generation", andrew bryniarski in the platinum dunes films: 2003's "the texas chainsaw massacre" and 2006's "the texas chainsaw massacre: the beginning", dan yeager in 2013's "texas chainsaw 3d", and sam strike in 2017's "leatherface". leatherface is portrayed as being "severely intellectually disabled and mentally disturbed," and often uses butchering tools, like meat hooks, to slaughter his victims. he lives with a family of fellow cannibals, who are often abusive and violent towards him. despite this, leatherface does what ever his family orders him to do. the character was loosely inspired by serial killer ed gein, who also wore the skin of his victims, cross dressed, and was possibly a cannibal.
list of the texas chainsaw massacre characters