Texas Chainsaw Massacre Prequel in the Works

Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes will make a prequel to their remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, says Variety. New Line will again distribute with The Longest Yard screenwriter Sheldon Turner writing the script.

The film will revolve around a group of sibling soldiers who cross paths with chainsaw-wielding lead character.

The trade reports that Turner just completed a polish of Scott Kosar's script for a remake of The Amityville Horror at MGM and Dimension. That film is being produced by Platinum Dunes, and Turner's work, plus his idea for the prequel, led Bay's company to move toward a second film.

New Line had to pay $3 million more than it expected to in order to keep the franchise in the studio fold after Dimension Films made a pricey deal with original rights holders Tobe Hooper, Kim Henkel and Robert Kuhn. Hooper directed the first film and wrote it with Henkel.