‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Rights Update – Taylor Sheridan, Jordan Peele & Oz Perkins Pitching Takes

Studios and filmmakers are knocking at the door of franchise rights reps Verve to get on board with the future of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, which has gone quiet in the wake of Netflix’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre back in 2022. Names including J.T. Mollner and even Glen Powell have already come up, and Deadline’s got a fresh update this week.

According to the outlet’s exclusive report this afternoon, Jordan Peele, Osgood Perkins, and Taylor Sheridan are among the names vying to rev up their chainsaws.

Deadline reports, “Talks for who’ll wind up with the Texas Chainsaw IP are beginning Monday as anywhere from five to eight studios and/or streamers are vying for the rights.”

“Myriad notable creative entities have teamed up with studios to pitch Verve and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre rights holders on their vision,” Deadline’s report continues.

Taylor Sheridan (“Yellowstone”) is reportedly looking to come on board to produce a new installment, while Jordan Peele and his Monkeypaw Productions have their own take.

Osgood Perkins (The Monkey), meanwhile, would produce and co-write a new Chainsaw movie in a different package, with Bryan Bertino (The Strangers) directing that particular project. According to Deadline, the Perkins/Bertino collab would be a NEON package.

As for the package J.T. Mollner (Strange Darling) is attached to, that’s a TV project for A24 that producers Roy Lee and Glen Powell are part of. Lee is also attached to a potential separate feature film project with Netflix, Deadline also notes in today’s deep dive report.

Head over to Deadline to learn more. And keep in mind that these are all projects being pitched to the rights holders through Verve, none of which could ultimately end up taking shape.

Verve has represented the franchise’s rights since 2017.