Leatherface

ByMovienewz Last updated onApril 10, 2017

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Stephen Dorff, Vanessa Grasse and Sam Strike star in 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre' prequel Leatherface. Check out the teaser poster below. A teenage Leatherface escapes from a mental hospital with three other inmates, kidnaps a young nurse and takes her on a road trip from hell.

Release Date: TBA, 2016
Studio: Lionsgate, Millennium Films
Genre: Horror, Thriller, Prequel
Director: Julian Maury, Alexandre Bustillo
Screenwriter: Seth M. Sherwood
Cast: Stephen Dorff, Vanessa Grasse, Sam Strike, Lili Taylor, Nicole Andrews
Running Time: Unknown
MPAA Rating: Not yet rated

Plot Summary

A prequel to "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" which will explore the origins of the horror icon in the 1970s. The story will begin with the Leatherface character in his teenage years. He resides in a mental institution until he joins a pack of fellow patients who all break out and go on the run from the authorities. The film will mark the eighth overall entry in the franchise, which currently includes, in addition to Tobe Hooper's original, three sequels, a remake, a prequel to the remake and a modern-day "direct sequel."