Overview
- Variety reported Tuesday that Curry Barker will helm A24’s feature, described as a reimagining of Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel’s 1974 classic.
- The film is separate from A24’s planned TV series led by director JT Mollner with producers Glen Powell and Dan Cohen at Barnstorm.
- Producers on the movie include Roy Lee and Steven Schneider of Spooky Pictures along with Stuart Manashil, Pat Cassidy, Ian Henkel and Kim Henkel, with Ben Ross serving as executive producer.
- Plot and release plans remain under wraps as the project sits in early development with no announced timeline.
- Barker’s rise includes the $800 YouTube feature Milk & Serial and a TIFF breakout with Obsession, which Focus Features bought for about $14 million, positioning him as a fresh voice for the long-running Leatherface brand.