Nearly 50 years after the original was released, Netflix is ready for a whole new generation to discover “Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” with a new sequel arriving today. And on this episode of The Playlist Podcast, filmmaker David Blue Garcia joins to talk about the latest entry in the history of ‘Chainsaw’ films.

For those unaware, “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” tells the story, well, of a massacre involving a chainsaw in the state of Texas.

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A “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” movie made for 2022 is a low-expectation enterprise. Is it set in Texas? Is there a massacre? How about a chainsaw? Check the boxes, and off you go. The “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” series is so disjointed, comprising a delightfully gonzo pair of sequels and a handful of botched reboots, that a straightforward, satisfying slasher is all that a contemporary Leatherface film needs to be. David Blue Garcia, armed with a script by Fede Álvarez and Rodo Sayagues, takes the straightforward route.

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Ready for another legacy requel? AKA, a film, much like “Halloween” (2018), that disregards the entire canon of all the sequels that have arrived since the original opened and takes place after the events of the first film, acting as a new “proper” sequel? That’s “Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” from a filmmaking team that includes Fede Alvarez (“Evil Dead“) and co-writer of the 1974 classic “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” Kim Henkel.

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Has any horror franchise survived the myriad ways studios revive and reboot them to hold onto any shred of respectability? Unfortunately, in an era where “The Conjuring” cinematic universe and Blumhouse hold sway over the genre, the likes of Freddy, Jason, and Michael don’t have the same prestige they once did (if they ever did at all). And after the disastrous “Halloween Kills,” who could blame moviegoers for giving up on the slashers of old?

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Texas is pretty well known for its chainsaw massacres. Over the decades, there have been quite a few of them caught on film, all beginning with the classic Tobe Hooper film from 1974. And even though the latest massacre happened in Bulgaria and not Texas, the “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” franchise finds itself in trouble once again.

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According to Deadline, filming of the forthcoming “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” sequel, produced by Fede Alvarez and Legendary, is about to take a one-week hiatus as the film ditches its current directors just a week into production.

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