Glen Powell Teases His New Texas Chainsaw Bloodbath Reboot & Whether or not He’ll Play Leatherface

Glen Powell is buzzing about his upcoming Texas Chainsaw Bloodbath reboot.

The Texas Chainsaw Bloodbath franchise, which kicked off in 1974 and now contains 9 films, follows the exploits of the chainsaw-wielding killer Leatherface and his cannibalistic Texas household. The rights to the franchise have been just lately acquired by A24, who introduced that they’re now creating it right into a tv collection showrun by The Lengthy Stroll screenwriter JT Mollner and government produced by High Gun: Maverick star Glen Powell.

Selection just lately interviewed Glen Powell whereas he was on the purple carpet selling his new A24 film Make a Killing. When requested concerning the Texas Chainsaw collection, he teased that “we’ve got one thing actually enjoyable forward.” When requested if he would star in it, possibly enjoying Leatherface, he mentioned that whereas “you by no means know,” in the interim, he plans to be very concerned as a producer however not as an actor.

Learn Powell’s full feedback beneath:

Texas Chainsaw is, I believe, one of the sensible horror films… [it] outlined the style and actually was such part of that period… A24 is a spot that’s actually making such particular issues…

We simply actually talked to the rights holders… JT Mollner and… another creatives round it… they’re so obsessed with what we’re doing. They’ve a very robust imaginative and prescient… Everyone round it actually cares… I care about it, everyone cares about it. I do know we’re going to do one thing actually particular with it, so I’m feeling very superb… It was an extended course of to get there, however I do know we’ve got one thing actually enjoyable forward.

[Will I star in the movie, or even play Leatherface?] You by no means know, however as of now…. I actually assume it’s most likely simply one thing for [my production company] Barnstorm to provide, however I’m positively going to be very concerned.

Beneath, see the unique video of the interview.

Finally, it appeared unlikely that Glen Powell would ever be thought of to play the position Leatherface, who’s a non-speaking character and is usually portrayed as a lot taller and broader than Powell. Nevertheless, Powell making an look onscreen in some capability might deliver his profession full circle to a point.

Whereas one in every of his breakout roles was enjoying frat president Chad Radwell in Ryan Murphy’s horror-comedy collection Scream Queens, Powell has not dabbled within the horror style in any respect because the present went off the air in 2016. A possible cameo on this new homage to the legacy of the Texas Chainsaw Bloodbath films may very well be a manner for him to tip his hat to the style that helped him kickstart his profession.

Whether or not or not Powell ever takes on a job within the challenge, his promise to be a hands-on producer sees him increasing his behind-the-camera portfolio significantly. Up to now, nearly all of the tasks that he has produced or government produced have featured him onscreen, together with the Richard Linklater film Hit Man and the Hulu comedy Chad Powers.

Him taking up a much less seen position within the Texas Chainsaw Bloodbath collection may very well be an indication that the star might deliver extra productions starring a larger number of expertise to the display screen alongside the plethora of upcoming Glen Powell films that do function him onscreen, such because the J.J. Abrams sci-fi title The Nice Past and an upcoming untitled Judd Apatow comedy.