![]() ![]() Part of the enjoyment comes from the way the film eventually connects to the Texas Chainsaw franchise, which is both unexpected and cleverly structured. On top of that, the film doesn’t skimp on the general nastiness, with generous helpings of gore and a handful of decent shock moments, although it never comes close to the visceral terror of Hooper’s classic. ![]() What’s interesting is that Bustillo and Maury are in no hurry to explore the mythology, with much of the film unfolding like a particularly deranged 1950s delinquent flick – for example, there’s a deliberately outrageous sex scene that practically falls over itself in its attempt to shock. There’s also an extra level of enjoyment to be had here if you’ve watched Iron Fist, thanks to an appearance by Finn Jones. However, the real surprise is Britain’s Sam Strike (he was on EastEnders, you know), who delivers both a compelling, layered performance and a flawless American accent to boot. Similarly, Stephen Dorff practically seethes with malevolence and Madsen and Bloor bring a suitably unhinged quality to their characters that adds a layer of tension. It’s a pleasure to see Lili Taylor on our screens again, even if she is relatively under-used, while Grasse has an appealing girl-next-door quality that serves her well. And when Hartman finds out that one of Verna’s children is on the loose, he vows to take them down by any means necessary.Ĭasting is crucial to something like this, and Bustillo and Maury come up trumps. Several years later, four psychopaths – good-looking Jackson (Sam Strike), wired-to-the-gills Ike (James Bloor), psychotic burn victim Clarice (Jessica Madsen) and lumbering, mentally impaired Bud (Sam Coleman) – escape from the asylum, kidnapping a young nurse (Vanessa Grasse) and leaving a trail of death and destruction in their wake. After the latest incidence of a corpse being found on their property, vengeful Texas Ranger Hal Hartman (Stephen Dorff) has Verna’s children taken into care, where they grow up in an asylum. The film begins at the dinner table of Texan matriarch Verna Sawyer (Lili Taylor), whose young sons have a habit of doing nasty things to strangers who wander into their orbit. And on the other hand, it’s a decent enough horror movie in its own right, confidently directed by a pair of genre aficionados who clearly know what they’re doing and have a few tricks up their sleeve. On the one hand, the backstory feels unnecessary, since a large part of Leatherface’s horror stems from not knowing who or what is under that mask. The English language debut of French directing duo Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury (who made a splash in genre circles with Inside, Livid and Among the Living), this Texas Chainsaw Massacre prequel is likely to garner a mixed reaction with fans of Tobe Hooper’s original. Watch Leatherface online in the UK: Netflix UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Rakuten TV / Google Play He is repped by Gersh, Circle of Confusion and UK’s The Artists Partnership.įinnish actor Pääkkönen played Halfdan the Black on History’s Vikings and recently co-starred in Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman.He’s repped by ICM Partners and Subtitle Talent in Europe.Directors: Alexandre Bustillo, Julien MauryĬast: Sam Strike, Vanessa Grasse, Lili Taylor, Stephen Dorff He will next be seen in the HBO/Sky miniseries Chernobyl and will reprise his guest starring role on the second season of David Fincher’s Netflix series Mindhunter. The English actor launched his acting career with main roles on the British series M.I. Strike is coming off a series regular role on the Syfy/Netflix series Nightflyers, based on the novella by George R.R. King’s eight Dark Tower books draw from multiple genres, including dark fantasy, science fantasy, horror, and Western. The 2017 Sony/MRC feature The Dark Tower starred Idris Elba as Roland Deschain. Pääkkönen is believed to be playing Marten, the character Roland is out to kill. I hear it will take place many years before the events depicted in the feature and will focus on Roland Deschain’s (Strike) origin story – how he first became a gunslinger and got his guns, his first conflict with the man in black (Pääkkönen), his first love and his first mission as a gunslinger. The Dark Tower TV series is independent from the film and is meant to be a more faithful retelling of the book than the movie was. It had been in development at Amazon for almost a year. The project had had a blinking green light for a couple of months, with casting quietly underway. ![]() Jasper Pääkkönen ( Vikings, BlacKkKlansman) will co-star in the drama, from executive producer/showrunner Glen Mazzara and MRC. ![]()
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