A few days ago, Netflix announced the February release date for Fede Alvarez-produced Texas Chainsaw Massacre as well as the first teaser. Now, new details have surfaced including the official synopsis, which reveals that the movie is set in the present day, “nearly 50 years” after Tobe Hooper’s iconic original.
The synopsis also reveals the return of the original final girl Sally Hardesty. Olwen Fouéré (Mandy) will be star as Sally, who was originally played the late Marilyn Burns.
“After nearly 50 years of hiding, Leatherface returns to terrorize a group of idealistic young friends who accidentally disrupt his carefully shielded world in a remote Texas town.”
“Melody (Sarah Yarkin), her teenage sister Lila (Elsie Fisher), and their friends Dante (Jacob Latimore) and Ruth (Nell Hudson), head to the remote town of Harlow, Texas to start an idealistic new business venture. But their dream soon turns into a waking nightmare when they accidentally disrupt the home of Leatherface, the deranged serial killer whose blood-soaked legacy continues to haunt the area’s residents — including Sally Hardesty (Olwen Fouéré), the sole survivor of his infamous 1973 massacre who’s hell-bent on seeking revenge.”
David Blue Garcia (Tejano) directed the movie from the script penned by Chris Thomas Devlin.
The movie also stars Elsie Fisher (“Castle Rock”), Sarah Yarkin (Happy Death Day 2U), Mark Burnham (Wrong Cops), Moe Dunford (The Dig), Alice Krige (“Star Trek”), Jacob Latimore (The Maze Runner), Nell Hudson (Victoria), Sam Douglas (Snatch), Jolyon Coy (“War & Peace”), Jessica Allain (The Laundromat), and William Hope (Dark Shadows), Mark Burnham (Lowlife) plays Leatherface.
Alvarez produces along with Rodolfo Sayagues of Bad Hombre, Ian Henkel, and Pat Cassidy of Exurbia Films., Kim Henkel who co-wrote the 1974 original, is also producing.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre will premiere on February 18, 2022, on Netflix.
