[By Rene Thurston, Riverside Horror Movie Examiner]
Continuing the trend of 3D which has permeated theaters in the past two years, Lionsgate announced on May 9th that they will begin production on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D in June. The company has also negotiated to make up to six future sequels in the popular series, spawned from the original 1974 Tobe Hooper classic.
Lionsgate is collaborating on the production with Nu Image, with Lionsgate handling US distribution while Nu Image is at the Cannes Film Festival, which runs from today, 5/11 through 5/22, promoting international sales. With Lionsgate claiming that the latest Saw 3D will be the last for that series, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise may be the vehicle they’re looking for as a competitive replacement.
John Luessenhop, director of the hit Takers, is in talks to direct the story of a group of teenagers who stumble upon a family of cannibals, headed up by a dead-flesh-mask-wearing, chainsaw-wielding maniac, living in the middle of nowhere.
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