Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2022 Director Says No Violence Was Cut For Netflix

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David Blue Garcia, director of the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre sequel, has said he did not have to tone down any violence for the film’s upcoming Netflix release. The ninth film in the long-running horror franchise, the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre was originally intended for a theatrical release in 2021 before it was later announced that the project would release exclusively on Netflix instead. In much the same vein as Blumhouse’s recent Halloween films, Garcia’s film ignores all other previous films except the original 1974 slasher and features a 60-year-old Leatherface.

With just days before the film finally hits screens worldwide, Garcia has spoken with Comicbook about the new sequel. The director was asked whether he needed to tone down or remove any of the film’s violence due it its upcoming streaming release. In what will probably come as a relief to horror fans, Garcia suggested that the truth was “quite the contrary,” and he was instead encouraged to "[tone] up" the violence by producer Fede Álvarez. Check out his full response below:

«Quite the contrary. I was constantly 'toning up.' When you work with Fede Alvarez as a producer, he's made some very, very shocking and gory films, and he's a master at that. I remember my first day on set, I had to shoot one of the kills for a minor character, and Fede called me the next day. He had seen the dailies and he was like, 'Hey man, great job on that kill, but I want you to do it again. I just want you to go a little further, a little more blood, and then once you think you've got enough blood, put more.' That was my direction for the rest of the movie. We were just constantly trying to one-up each other and get the craziest kills, the most creative kills, and just