Glen Powell won’t be starring within the Texas Chainsaw Bloodbath reboot.
The 37-year-old actor had been linked to the reimagining of the 1974 horror traditional, and whereas Powell has confirmed he’s certainly concerned within the Texas Chainsaw Bloodbath reboot, he’ll solely function a producer.
Talking with Collider, he mentioned: “Nicely, I’m simply producing it with Barnstorm. I’m not starring in it.”
Even so, the Prime Gun: Maverick star emphasised the Texas Chainsaw Bloodbath reboot is in secure arms, with The Lengthy Stroll’s J.T. Mollner directing and Dan Cohen producing the film.
Powell continued: “However I’ll say J.T. is among the nice filmmakers. Dan Cohen, my producing accomplice, and I recognized J.T. earlier as one of many nice voices, and I feel he’ll be part of our cinematic lives for a very long time. And the truth that he is such a fan of Texas Chainsaw.”
Though the Anybody However You actor saved his lips sealed when requested for particulars in regards to the Texas Chainsaw Bloodbath reboot, Powell vowed he and the inventive group would “do it justice”.
He mentioned: “I grew up on Texas Chainsaw. I am not going to offer away any spoilers about what we’re form of constructing and what we’re planning, however the group round it’s extraordinary, and we will do it justice. I promise.”
Powell can subsequent be seen within the upcoming thriller The Operating Man, which relies on creator Stephen King’s 1982 novel of the identical title.
The film – which hits cinemas on November 7, 2025 – is ready in a dystopian future the place the poor are hunted for sport on reside TV, and sees determined contestant Ben Richards (Powell) enter The Operating Man recreation to earn cash for his sick daughter.
Nonetheless, as the percentages stack towards him, Ben discovers survival means turning the sport towards its creators.
The Operating Man additionally stars Emilia Jones, Michael Cera, Katy O’Brian, Jayme Lawson, Colman Domingo and Josh Brolin.
Lately, director Edgar Wright burdened his model of The Operating Man was not a remake of the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger-starring film, and could be a extra devoted adaptation of King’s authentic work. Throughout an interview with Den of Geek, the 51-year-old filmmaker mentioned: “It’s clear, having completed check screenings, that there are individuals who have neither learn the ebook nor seen the 1987 movie.
“However when it first got here to me, I wasn’t all for doing a remake of the movie as a result of there wasn’t any form of cause to do this. I feel the rationale to remake a movie is that if there’s one thing else within the materials.
“So it was by no means going to be a scene-for-scene literal remake. It was all the time, in our heads, a brand new adaptation of the supply materials.”
The Child Driver director added Powell was the right actor to play Ben Richards, as his laidback and charismatic persona lent itself to the character’s working-class roots.
He defined: “The vital factor with Ben Richards will not be that he isn’t robust.
“He’s an out-of-work development employee, and we make it clear within the film that he’s labored a number of the hardest, s******** jobs and labored exterior loads. So he’s succesful, however he’s nonetheless not John Wick.
“He’s not a superhero. He’s a dad, and he’s form of flying by the seat of his pants within the present. He’s on his heels for lots of the film, and I believed Glen was simply good for that.”
