{"id":112801,"date":"2025-10-30T20:06:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T20:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/112801\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T20:06:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T20:06:11","slug":"glen-powell-confirms-1-majorly-disappointing-detail-about-his-texas-chainsaw-massacre-reboot-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/112801\/","title":{"rendered":"Glen Powell Confirms 1 Majorly Disappointing Detail About His ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Reboot [Exclusive]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since word broke earlier this year that multiple studios and Hollywood bigwigs<\/a> were vying for the opportunity to return audiences to the world of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre<\/a>, fans of the iconic horror flick have been waiting patiently to learn more. Most recently, it was rumored that Strange Darling<\/a> scribe and director, J.T. Mollner<\/a> would stand at the helm of the reboot with industry favorite, Glen Powell<\/a>, leading the cast. Today, thanks to a conversation between the latter and Collider\u2019s Perri Nemiroff<\/a> during the press junket for Powell\u2019s upcoming Stephen King<\/a> adaptation, The Running Man<\/a>, we\u2019ve got a better idea of how things are coming together and can even confirm one rumor while dispelling another.<\/p>\n

Immediately shooting down the whispers that he\u2019d be the new movie\u2019s leading man, Powell said, \u201cWell, I\u2019m just producing it with Barnstorm. I\u2019m not starring in it.\u201d And just like that, Powell ripped the bandaid off and broke the hearts of fans around the world. But that was just the bad news. The good news is that it sounds like Mollner will, in fact, be the filmmaker<\/a> tasked with bringing one of the most notorious horror franchises<\/a> back to screens, with Powell continuing, \u201cBut I will say J.T. is one of the great filmmakers. Dan Cohen, my producing partner, and I identified J.T. earlier as one of the great voices, and I think he’s going to be a part of our cinematic lives for a long time. And the fact that he’s such a fan of Texas Chainsaw.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for how the new movie will shape up and whether it will be a direct reboot<\/a> or something different<\/a>, Powell was sure to keep his cards close to his chest, telling Nemiroff, \u201cI grew up on Texas Chainsaw. I’m not going to give away any spoilers about what we’re sort of building and what we’re planning, but the team around it is extraordinary, and we’re going to do it justice. I promise.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Did \u2018The Texas Chainsaw Massacre\u2019 Chatter Start Revving?<\/p>\n

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\n Gunnar Hansen as Leatherface wielding a chainsaw outside in Texas Chainsaw Massacre.Image via New Line Cinema\u00a0<\/p>\n

Back in March, it was revealed that Verve, the company that holds the rights to the franchise, was putting it back on the market<\/a>. At the time, quite a few names were invested in the battle for the IP, with Mollner and producer Roy Lee facing off against the likes of A24 (Hereditary), Lionsgate (The Long Walk), Neon (Longlegs), and Jordan Peele\u2019s Monkeypaw. Even Yellowstone<\/a> universe creator Taylor Sheridan<\/a> threw his name in the ring, because if there\u2019s one thing that man loves, it\u2019s Texas.<\/p>\n

As of right now, no further details have emerged surrounding what we can expect should the project continue to move forward, but stay tuned to Collider for more information and see Powell take on the man when The Running Man sprints into cinemas on November 7.<\/p>\n

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Release Date<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 17, 2003<\/p>\n

Runtime<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t98 minutes<\/p>\n

Director<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarcus Nispel, Kenny Bates<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Since word broke earlier this year that multiple studios and Hollywood bigwigs were vying for the opportunity to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":112802,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[93,61,60,270],"class_list":["post-112801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112801\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}