The reason for this change is not immediately evident. The black stripe on the right-hand side of the chainsaw prop, which featured so clearly in the 1974 film, is replaced with a distinct logo. The 2022 version is also bringing back the original "final girl" Sally Hardesty in a nostalgic move that has proved successful in recent horror reboots, like Halloween Kills and this year's Scream. There does appear to be one minor difference with the chainsaw in Netflix's Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot, however. In this case, Garcia and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot team are not just using old props to capture the essence of Hooper's original film. Often, genre projects that reboot a beloved franchise are met with dismay if audiences perceive them as detached from the spirit of the original. Regardless of the director's woes with the old chainsaw on set, it's certainly an exciting Easter egg that will likely be welcome news to any viewers hesitant about the reboot. I mean, so much smoke to the point where I say that if Leatherface had really walked onto that bus, he could have just stood there for about 30 seconds and everyone would have died of asphyxiation before he even had a chance to cut them up." I would take 10 to 15 to 20 minutes sometimes of just trying to get it started, and once it was on, we didn't know how long it would stay on because it would just turn off whenever it wanted. And I will tell you, it's very old and it hardly ever started. According to Garcia, the chainsaw could take up to 20 minutes just to get started, and would "turn off whenever it wanted." Read his full comments below:Įxclusive: "We had this very old chainsaw and I was told it's one of the original chainsaws from the first movie. The director admits he initially had a "reverence" for the iconic prop on set, but that its age proved problematic at times. In an exclusive interview with Screen Rant, Garcia revealed that one of the original chainsaws from the 1974 Texas Chainsaw Massacacre features in the 2022 reboot. Related: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2022 Can’t Repeat Halloween 2018’s Formula To that end, Garcia drew on the iconic slasher as inspiration, using lenses that gave the film an old-school look, practical gore effects, and even a vintage prop. The antagonist is much older now, but still as ruthless as before, intending to kill the people who disturbed his long-standing peace. As a legacy sequel, it will take place after the events of Tobe Hooper's 1974 classic, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, following a group of entrepreneurs who hope to revitalize a small Texas town but unearth Leatherface instead. Texas Chainsaw Massacre takes a similar route as David Gordon Green's 2018 version of Halloween. David Blue Garcia replaced the pair as director, and the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre wrapped production in 2021 before being acquired by Netflix. ![]() ![]() Development was rocky, with the studio firing original directors Ryan and Andy Tohill after expressing displeasure with the footage they shot in Bulgaria. ![]() After Lionsgate lost the film rights to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise in 2017, Legendary Pictures acquired them, hiring Evil Dead director Fede Alvarez as a producer on a brand new project that dared to obfuscate the already-confusing Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise timeline. The director behind Netflix's Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2022 reboot has revealed that the original murder weapon from the 1974 film shows up prominently.
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