Longlegs Director Osgood Perkins says Leatherface "Can't Have a Love Interest" | SDCC 2025

Leatherface hasn't been connected the large surface successful a fewer years, but that hasn't stopped rumors and speculation astir erstwhile the quality volition return. At 1 point, Longlegs manager Osgood Perkins was rumored to beryllium successful the moving to marque a caller introduction successful the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, but those plans look to beryllium connected hold. Perkinis did reveal, however, that helium inactive has immoderate wrong info astir however Leatherface indispensable beryllium treated connected screen.

Speaking arsenic portion of Neon's "Next Wave of Horror" sheet astatine San Diego Comic-con, Perkins responded to a instrumentality question astir Leatherface saying that determination were nary updates arsenic to whether helium was inactive pushing to oversee a caller adaptation. Perkins did reveal, however, that helium received a immense magnitude of accusation from the owners of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre IP, implying that he's had precocious conversations astir bringing Leatherface backmost to life. Part of that accusation is that "Leatherface can't person a emotion interest," nether immoderate circumstances.

Perkins humorously followed up saying "well present you've said it!" possibly revealing that he'd similar to marque a Leatherface narration portion of immoderate imaginable revival.

Responding to the aforesaid questioner, Perkins besides said that it would beryllium a "beautiful thing" if Leatherface, who immoderate fans person speculated to beryllium neurodivergent, was played by a neurodivergent actor.

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