Missed seeing Glen Powell on your screen lately? Well, you’re about to see a whole lot more of him … kind of.
Glen – known for films including Anyone But You, The Running Man, and Twisters – has just signed on to co-produce a new horror series. But he won’t be starring in it, so you’ll need to get your Glen fix elsewhere for the time being.
Glen Powell will co-produce The Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie and TV show
“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is one of my favorite films,” the actor said in a statement, via Deadline, of the new production.
Glen will be working on the project as an executive producer with his Barnstorm production company. Screenplay writer JT Mollner, of The Long Walk fame, is also on the A24 TV series project.
“It defined a generation of horror films,” Glen, who is from Texas, added of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. “And over half a century after its release, it remains one of the definitive movies of my home state.”
“I’m honored to have Barnstorm help bring in a new chapter for such an iconic title and franchise,” he continued. “I couldn’t have dreamed of a better team,” he added as he listed off his co-workers.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie originally came out in 1974. It only cost $140,000 to produce, but went on to gross over $31 million. Since then, the franchise – which features the iconic Leatherface slasher – has brought in over $252 million worldwide, expanding into comic books, novels, and video games.
So far, there are nine (yes, nine!) movies in the franchise, which is about a group of friends on a trip in rural Texas. During their visit, they come across what appears to be a deserted house … but it’s very much not deserted.
As well as the TV series, there has been talk of another movie adaptation coming to Netflix.
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