Netflix has struck a deal with Legendary Pictures, allowing the streaming giant to have global rights for the upcoming installment in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
As The Hollywood Reporter notes, the forthcoming slasher horror film will skip the theatres and stream exclusively on Netflix. Texas Chainsaw Massacre serves as a direct sequel to the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which was released in 1974 and will disregard all previous films in the franchise. No release date has been given but the film is slated to come out sometime this year.
The original Texas Chainsaw Massacre has become one of the most influential horror films since its release in the 1970s, with the character Leatherface becoming a widely recognized horror icon on par with the likes of Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees.
This is not the first time Netflix and Legendary struck a deal — the pair previously collaborated to release Enola Holmes starring Stranger Things co-star Millie Bobby Brown as the titular character. The film proved to be a success with Netflix reporting that 76 million households streaming the movie and a sequel is currently in the works.
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