Confirmed! New Texas Chainsaw Sequel To Start Shooting Later This Year! Oddly Titled Texas Chainsaw 4?!
by EvanDickson
January 08, 2013


It was only a matter of time. Our exclusive report that a sequel to last weekend’s Texas Chainsaw 3D has been greenlit was just confirmed by Millenium Entertainment. This is on the heels of a much better-than-expected opening weekend for the latest Sawyer tale.

We had previously reported that the producers behind Texas Chainsaw 3D had acquired the rights to make up to 7 more films and that the most Leatherface adventure was the beginning of an entire new franchise.

Now at least one of those seven films will get underway with producer Carl Mazzocone (and an army of executive producers that include Tobe Hooper) still in charge. As far as Lionsgate is concerned, Millenium Films Chairman Avi Lerner said, “We very much hope to partner with them for the next chapter.”





In a weird bit of news, reports have the title being Texas Chainsaw 4. Since TCM 3D was supposed to be a direct sequel to the 1974 original, I’m not sure how that works. I’d expect the title to change – soon (in fact I’m betting that it’s a reporting mistake and will be changed by morning).

No work on if director John Luessenhop will return.



The sequel apparently starts shooting this summer in Louisiana! I can only hope that it continues the insane premise set up at the end of TCM 3D.

http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3212436/confirmed-new-texas-chainsaw-sequel-to-start-shooting-later-this-year-oddly-titled-texas-chainsaw-4/

Texas Chainsaw 3D Sequel Talk Premature, No Movement Yet
by Ryan Turek
January 09, 2013


Yesterday, came word that a sequel was already underway to Texas Chainsaw 3D (called Texas Chainsaw 4 - a baffling title we were told by the executive producer was a "typo" on Deadline.com's behalf).

Tonight, word that Avi Lerner, of Millennium Films - who apparently tipped Deadline off - was speaking out of turn and that a sequel has NOT been given the green light.

The rights holders - producer Carl Mazzacone and executive producer Mark Burg - stepped forward to say there has been "no progress."





The bottom line is that Texas Chainsaw 3D had a lot of cooks in the kitchen and now they are all stepping up to either claim credit for its success or dictate its future.

In one corner, you have Mazzacone/Burg, in another corner you have the Millennium team and then there are the number of executive producers involved.



Burg tells Deadline:

"Millennium simply sold the foreign rights and they will not tell us when a sequel is ready to be made. The script was developed by Carl, myself and writer/director John Luessenhop. Millennium and about ten producers came aboard only when we needed their check. Maybe they’re looking for something to sell at Berlin, but they have no right to announce this sequel and if we make another it has to be as good or better than this one and that takes time."

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/171823-texas-chainsaw-3d-sequel-talk-premature-no-movement-yet