Distinctive Filmmakers Revisit Familiar Stories: 10 Upcoming Movie Remakes Ranked by Anticipation
A New Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Curry Barker is set to write and direct the next Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which is in early development under A24. The project follows a 2022 version directed by David Blue Garcia that was widely panned.
Rather than focusing only on Leatherface pursuing victims, Barker plans to explore psychological dread, survival and the Sawyer family’s dynamics. The approach has drawn interest after Barker’s debut feature became a breakout hit, while A24 brings a reputation for boundary-pushing genre films. A separate Texas Chainsaw television series is also in development with producer Glen Powell.
Eggers Takes On Dickens
Robert Eggers is set to write and direct Ebenezer, a new film based on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. The Warner Bros. project is expected to emphasize the story’s Gothic and supernatural qualities, with Willem Dafoe being considered for Scrooge.
The film is in early development and is not expected to enter production immediately. Eggers also has Werwulf and a reported Romeo and Juliet adaptation on his slate, while the Skydance merger with Warner Bros. could affect the project’s status.
Jordan Returns To Thomas Crown
Michael B. Jordan will direct and star in a new Thomas Crown Affair, written by Drew Pearce and Jason Hall. The romantic action heist film follows Crown, a wealthy gentleman thief, as he enters a high-stakes contest with an insurance investigator.
The reimagining gives Crown’s heist a personal motive: stealing and repatriating cultural artifacts. The mission also fuels a dangerous romance, setting this version apart from the films starring Steve McQueen and Pierce Brosnan.
Key points
- Curry Barker’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre aims to focus on the Sawyer family and psychological dread.
- Robert Eggers plans a darker, Gothic retelling of A Christmas Carol starring Scrooge.
- Michael B. Jordan’s Thomas Crown Affair centers on cultural artifacts and a dangerous romance.