Slow Your Roll on That Texas Chainsaw Sequel

This week, Millennium Films chief Avi Lerner made the announcement that a sequel to Texas Chainsaw 3D is definitely on the way and currently in development. The news seemed like a no-brainer, especially considering the film was No. 1 at the box office this weekend.

However, the franchise's rights holders, producer Carl Mazzocone and executive producer Mark Burg, said that Lerner was never given the go-ahead to make that call. They were also surprised because no progress has actually been made on a sequel.

"The rights are controlled by Carl and Main Line Pictures, no matter what Millennium says," Burg tells Deadline. "Millennium simply sold the foreign rights and they will not tell us when a sequel is ready to be made. The script was developed by Carl, myself and writer/director John Luessenhop. Millennium and about ten producers came aboard only when we needed their check. Maybe they’re looking for something to sell at Berlin, but they have no right to announce this sequel."

Added Mazzocone, "The movie was smart and we won’t move forward until we're in synch with Lionsgate to make sure the next one is as good or better."

Uh, whoops. In response, a Millennium spokesperson remarked, "I understand all this wrestling about credit, but you show me a producer who'll turn down the cash they need to do a sequel, and I will fall off my chair. Without us, that movie would not have gotten made."

For now, it sounds like a Chainsaw 2 is on the rocks, but once the credit heat settles down, it probably won't be long before Leatherface is back on the big screen.

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