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Following the release of Leatherface, the producers had the rights to make five more Texas Chainsaw Massacre films. In April 2015, producer Christa Campbell stated that the fate of the potential films would largely depend on the financial reception and perceived fan reactions regarding the 2017 prequel. Campbell clarified in December 2017 that Lionsgate and Millennium Films had lost the franchise rights due to the time it took to release it.

In August 2018, it was reported that Legendary Entertainment was pursuing the rights with interest in developing television and film projects. The following year on September 19 it was revealed that Fede Álvarez will produce the next film. In November 2019, Deadline Hollywood reported that newcomer Chris Thomas Devlin will write the reboot.

In February 2020, brothers Ryan and Andy Tohill were hired to direct the next installment. The film's plot will focus on Leatherface who is now 60 years old and it will take place 47 years after the events of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The story will revolve around two sisters: Melody and Dreama. Melody is a "25-year old San Francisco moneymaker who drags her younger teenage sister with her to Texas on a business trip, out of fear of leaving her alone in the city". The younger sister, Dreama, is an amateur photographer, a wheelchair user who is "presumably disabled". On August 24, the Tohill brothers were fired a week into filming and were replaced with David Blue Garcia. By March 2021, production on the film was said to be completed, according to Álvarez.

On April 15, 2021, the film was revealed to be titled Texas Chainsaw Massacre and was confirmed to have an R-Rating. Mark Burnham has been cast as Leatherface, replacing the late Gunnar Hansen, while Olwen Fouéré will play Sally Hardesty, replacing the late Marilyn Burns. The screenplay was written by Chris Thomas Devlin. The film will star Elsie Fisher along with Sarah Yarkin, Moe Dunford and Alice Krige. Also joining the cast will be Jacob Latimore, Nell Hudson, Jessica Allain, Sam Douglas, William Hope and Jolyon Coy.