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Lionsgate’s THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 3D, which picks up where the original 1974 film left off, has added some new cast members, and not only does it have a Leatherface, but there will be featured cameos by several actors from Tobe Hooper’s original as well.
TAKERS’ John Luessenhop is directing THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 3D, which starts production this week at Millennium Studios in Shreveport Louisiana. Here are the plot and casting details from the Lionsgate press release:
As previously announced, Alexandra Daddario has been cast in the lead female role of Heather Miller, with Bill Moseley, who played Chop-Top in THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2, essaying Drayton Sawyer, standing in for Jim Siedow, who played the part before his passing in 2003. Original Leatherface Gunnar Hansen is set to appear in a cameo, with Marilyn Burns, the first TCM’s lead actress, playing the role of Verna Carson. Reprising his role as the grandfather, John Dugan also makes his first series appearance since Hooper’s original. And playing Leatherface will be Dan Yeager. Luessenhop describes the 6-ft-6 actor as having “huge farm boy arms, a brooding brow. He’s quiet, circumspect and immediately struck a menacing chord with me. After five minutes, I could no longer think of anyone else for the role.”
The story centers around Heather, as she makes a trip to small-town Texas to collect her inheritance, unaware that her inheritance includes a live item—her cousin, the notorious serial killer Leatherface. Rounding out the cast of friends visiting the inherited house are Tania Raymonde playing the role of Heather’s best friend Nikki, with R&B singer Trey Songz making his film debut as Heather’s boyfriend Ryan and Keram Malicki-Sanchez as Ryan’s friend. Shaun Sipos plays Darryl, a hitchhiker along for the ride who knows more than he lets on.
An all-new cast of law enforcement and government professionals take on Leatherface in this chapter of the saga: Thom Barry plays Sheriff Hooper, with Paul Rae in the role of town mayor Burt Hartman. Scott Eastwood will portray deputy Carl Hartman, a young officer who is battling a “powerful attraction” to Heather while hunting Leatherface. And character actor Richard Riehle will play the Sawyers' family attorney Farnsworth.