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Carrie Parker heats up his chainsaw with gas. Although the most talked about film from the 25-year-old director mania It has yet to be released in theaters, with A24 giving it the feature keys to the storied horror property The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Parker is in talks to write and direct his own take Texas sawwhich will be a spin-off from an A24 television series by Glen Powell, Dan Cohen and JT Molner.
Parker has been on a rise rarely seen these days in Hollywood. After emerging into the world of YouTube stand-up comedy, he filmed an $800 horror movie and put it on YouTube for free, where it garnered over 2 million views and caught the attention of Hollywood.
Then he became the toast of the Toronto Film Festival last fall, when his film had a budget of less than $1 million mania It became the festival’s biggest sale, going to Focus Features for about $15 million, a sum that makes it one of the biggest independent sales of all time in terms of budget to purchase price ratio. The feature, written, directed and edited by Parker, is a Monkey’s Paw-style story of a young man who wishes his friend would love him more than anything else in the world, and the results end in a frightening disaster. A24 was among the finalists for maniaand Texas saw The move now puts them in action with the exciting director. Parker’s hiring signals an intention to breathe new life into the 50-year-old franchise and perhaps speak to a younger audience.
While Parker has so far gravitated toward original concepts, he has spoken publicly about his love for the objects Texas saw. The details of his control over the property are not known, but he is following in the footsteps of horror author Zack Krieger, who is putting his own spin on the property. Vampire In Sony.
mania Premiering on May 15, Parker is preparing to embark on a press tour. It was a whirlwind, as he had just finished principal photography for his sophomore film, Anything but ghostsWritten, directed and starring producers Jason Blum and Roy Lee.
Lee will produce the new one Texas saw With his Spooky Pictures partner Steven Schneider. Exurbia Films’ Stuart Menashel, Pat Cassidy, Ian Henkel and Kim Henkel will also produce the film, with Powell and Cohen via Barnstorm also producing. Image Nation’s Ben Ross will executive produce.
Texas saw It’s one of the most iconic horror franchises in existence, which also happens to have moody indie roots. Produced for just $150,000 in 1974, the original film transcended the boundaries of the genre and became one of the most profitable films of all time.
Many films have been made over the decades, some successful, some not, and almost always outside the Hollywood system. When A24 acquired the intellectual property rights, it marked a new chapter as it was now in the hands of a company known for its high, thoughtful pay and that also knows how to appeal to the Generation Z demographic.
Parker is repped by Underground Management and UTA.
