In Netflix’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Leatherface Takes on Social Media

Just like their murderous stars, you may’t hold a venerable horror franchise useless for lengthy. In reality, it’s solely been 5 years since chainsaw-enthusiast Leatherface appeared on display screen in 2017’s Leatherface, which served as a prequel to the unique 1974 movie. Now he’s again, and able to slaughter the actual enemy: social media influencers.

I’m unsure pitting a serial killer towards Tiktokers is the best thought for a Texas Chainsaw Massacre sequel, however after I learn the official synopsis—“Influencers looking to breathe new life into a Texas ghost town encounter Leatherface, an infamous killer who wears a mask of human skin”—I undoubtedly needed any individual to die. And, as per the film’s first trailer, they most actually do.

As you may inform, this new Texas Chainsaw Massacre goes the route of the 2018 Halloween film, which serves as a sequel to the very first movie, whereas ignoring all the opposite motion pictures within the franchise that had been made over the past half-century. Also precisely like Halloween and Jamie Lee Curtis’ Laurie Strode, the brand new Massacre stars the primary movie’s last lady, Sally Hardesty (initially performed by Marilyn Burns, who handed away in 2014; Olwen Fouéré stars within the function right here), who’s been ready 48 years for a rematch with the killer. Which implies that the maniac behind the masks is sort of a bit older as properly, and virtually actually 70 years outdated at minimal. It ought to be simple for a bunch of fairly match 20-somethings to flee his clutches so long as, say, they don’t get on a bus with a gross man carrying a chainsaw after which resolve to movie him with their telephones as an alternative of coming out the emergency exits. But what are the probabilities of that occuring?

Directed by David Blue Garcia from a narrative by the Evil Dead reboot’s Fede Álvarez andRodo Sayagues, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre premieres February 18 on Netflix.

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