Curry Barker’s ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Movie Aims to Capture the Rawness of the Original Classic

Inside Curry Barker's Plans for 'Anything But Ghosts' and Texas Chainsaw

Two jobs are sitting on Curry Barker’s desk, and they could not look more different from across the room. One is a fake haunted house run by two grifters with a fog machine and a bag of cheap tricks. The other is a real farmhouse in Texas where the family eats people. Barker has signed on to both. The first is Anything But Ghosts, the supernatural horror film he directed and co-wrote with his longtime partner Cooper Tomlinson, now in post-produc…

Curry Barker Says Paranormal Grifter Pic 'Anything But Ghosts' Is “By Nature Funnier" & His 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' Will Lean Into Raw Elements of the Original Film

Curry Barker wants to capture the rawness of the original with his Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Last year, it was revealed that Legendary Pictures, the company behind the 2022 Texas Chainsaw Massacre film that was released through the Netflix streaming service, had let their rights to make new films in the franchise lapse, so Verve, which currently represents the rights, are looking to “build out a multimedia strategy” for the franchise, with filmmakers, producers, and buyers looking to get involved. It was said that writer/director JT Mol…

Curry Barker Wants to Recapture the "Rawness" of Tobe Hooper's 'Texas Chain Saw Massacre' for His Take

Curry Barker is gearing up for his new 'Texas Chain Saw Massacre' movie and wants to bring back the rawness of Hooper's original.

Curry Barker’s ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Movie Aims to Capture the Rawness of the Original Classic

Up next from mega popular Obsession filmmaker Curry Barker is the horror-comedy Anything But Ghosts, which has already wrapped production with a release incoming from Focus Features. In the wake of that film, Barker will turn his attention to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, directing a brand new installment in the legendary horror saga for A24. Curry Barker’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie has been described as a “reimagining” of the franc…